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One North Texas hospital said the rate of kids testing positive has more than doubled, and it appears the rollout of new vaccines to kids 5 and under isn't really taking off.

Health experts remain wary of Dallas County’s herd immunity as delta variant continues to spread Hospitalizations for COVID-19 have risen in the county and around North Texas. File photo.(U.S. National Institutes of Health / AP) 7:16 PM on Jul 12, 2021 CDT As coronavirus hospitalizations rise again and variant cases of the disease increase, some area health experts are wary of the announcement that Dallas County has reached herd immunity. The Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation, which has tracked Dallas County’s coronavirus numbers since the start of the pandemic, announced that the c...

With vaccinations scaling up and new cases of COVID-19 decreasing in many parts of the country, it may seem as though the end of the pandemic is in sight....

Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation’s Forecasts Summer COVID-19 Herd Immunity for Dallas County PCCI Forecast Is Based on Recoveries, Vaccines DALLAS – Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation (PCCI), which improves healthcare for vulnerable populations using advanced data science and clinical experts, estimates Dallas County will reach a critical tipping point of COVID-19 “herd immunity” in late-June due to total case recoveries and vaccinations.   PCCI forecasts that Dallas County is on track to have 80 percent of the county residents at levels of COVID-19 “herd...