With the Lubbock hospitalization percentage under the 15 percent threshold outlined in Governor Greg Abbott’s Executive Orders, the hospital and restaurants within the Lubbock community are finally experiencing lessened COVID-19
Thoughts of herd immunity still far off as city continues immunizations
Thoughts of herd immunity still far off as city continues immunizations By Michael Cantu | January 19, 2021 at 3:56 PM CST - Updated January 20 at 7:54 AM
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - With vaccines being slowly distributed in the state and nationally, health experts still encourage social and physical distancing measures.
The key to moving away from the measures is what doctors call herd immunity.
Dr. Victor Test is the chief of pulmonology medicine and critical care at the Texas Tech Health Sciences Center and director of Medical Intensive Care Unit at University Medical Center. He said there may be a need to re-think the term.