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 © Provided by Waco-Temple-Bryan KWTX-TV 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 ar...