The #DeltaVariant is resulting in a surge of hospitalizations across the U.S. These are today's numbers
- New cases: +64,866
- Hospitalizations: 31,069 (+1,672)
- In ICU: 7,869 (+350)
- New Deaths: +374
- Total Deaths: 610,223
Source: newsnodes.com/us
Expect indoor mask mandates nationwide in the upcoming weeks for BOTH vaccinated and unvaccinated people as the #DeltaVariant continues to run rampant across the country.
Gov. John Bel Edwards sounds the alarm that #Louisiana has the highest growth rate of COVID cases in the U.S. as the #DeltaVariant continues to hospitalize unvaccinated people.
Amid uncontrolled #DeltaVariant cases and hospitalizations, @LADeptHealth recommends masking indoors, for both vaccinated AND unvaccinated people.
Louisiana has the highest rate of new COVID-19 cases per capita in the nation. Ochsner Health said it’s seeing a 423 percent increase in COVID patients from one month ago wwltv.com/article/news/h…
In 1962 Dallas County #Texas vaccinated 950,000 residents against the poliovirus in two days, ensuring an immunization rate well over 90%.
Polio was the biggest public health problem in the United States at midcentury. The public embraced the work of Drs. Jonas Salk and Albert Bruce Sabin, both of whom were hailed as heroes. Fear of the disease overcame any anxiety about taking the vaccine. dallasnews.com/business/healt…
Polio is a contagious viral illness that in its most severe form causes nerve injury leading to paralysis, difficulty breathing and sometimes death.
47 y.o. Fernanda Hernandez Vega from Tolleson #Arizona died from a pulmonary embolism due to COVID on July 13. She was not vaccinated due to concerns about potential side effects. She leaves a husband, 4 children & 10 grandchildren #SoulsLostToCovidfox10phoenix.com/news/she-was-m…
28 y.o. Curt Carpenter from #Alabama died from COVID. His mom shared: "Curt thought COVID was a hoax & did not take it seriously, until he couldn't breathe w/o oxygen. The same day he was put on the ventilator, he told us, 'This is not a hoax, this is real." #SoulsLostToCovid
Martin Daniel, 53, & wife Trina Daniel, 49, from #Georgia died from COVID on July 6. Martin was a Tuskegee Univ. grad & the government’s syphilis experiments on Black men during the 1930s influenced their decision not to get vaccinated. #SoulsLostToCovidwjcl.com/article/savann…
His nephew said the dark chapter in American history also made him hesitant at first, until he and his wife got vaccinated to protect themselves and their family.
Relatives are now caring for and raising money for the couple’s 18-year-old son and 15-year-old daughter who lost both parents right before the start of the school year. gofundme.com/f/help-childre…