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21 Jul, 4 tweets, 2 min read
Gov. Greg Abbott says he will not impose another statewide mask mandate, despite COVID-19 cases being on the rise again. bit.ly/3rnxdYC
As the delta variant has spread, some key pandemic indicators have increased in Texas. The state’s positivity rate — the ratio of cases to tests — went above 10% for the first time since February, a threshold that Abbott previously identified as dangerous. bit.ly/3eGVXpH
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky said this month that preliminary data from several states over the past six months suggests that 99.5% of COVID-19 deaths have occurred among the unvaccinated. bit.ly/3BlcWrf
Most chain pharmacies and many independent ones have a ready supply of the vaccine, which is administered free and mainly on a walk-in basis. Many private doctors' offices have it. And you can check which large vaccine hubs that are still operating here:
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