Kids headed back to the classrooms as COVID-19 cases are on the rise Kids headed back to the classrooms as COVID-19 cases are on the rise and last updated 2021-07-21 19:48:04-04 CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas â COVID-19 cases continue to climb in Nueces County and several students are already back in school or awaiting the day they get to go back in person. If your child is 12-years-old or older, they are already eligible to receive a vaccine, Public Health Director Annette Rodriguez said parents should vaccinate their child if eligible. "If you are of age to get the vaccine, 12 years or older, we would recommend that you do that," she said. "So that way if you are exposed you don't have to be out for the 10 days."