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Central Texas COVID: Active cases rise, vaccination rates don't, masks remain optional

Central Texas COVID: Active cases rise, vaccination rates don’t, masks remain optional
Megan Vanselow
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Vaccination rates in Central Texas lag state rates by 15% or more. (AP/file)
(KWTX) – KWTX was interviewing McLennan County Health Authority Dr. Farley Verner Wednesday when news broke that Gov. Greg Abbott will not impose a mask mandate as the Delta variant of COVID-19 fuels an increase in cases of the virus in Central Texas where not quite 36% of residents 12 and older are fully vaccinated.
“Vaccines are effective and masks are effective and the use of both is still strongly encouraged,” Verner said. ....

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