‘COVID 2021 Is Not COVID 2019. It’s Far More Transmissible,’ Says President Of ACCESS Health International

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The CDC has updated its masking guidelines for fully vaccinated people on Tuesday, July 27th, as Delta variant COVID-19 cases rise throughout the country.

The CDC has recommended wearing masks indoors, even for those who are fully vaccinated, if they are in a place with “high” coronavirus transmission. Harris County falls under that high-risk category. Visitors can search by their location to see if they should mask up.

How dangerous is the Delta variant? And what else do you need to know about the “fourth wave” of COVID cases that we’re starting to see?

National and local medical experts join Town Square to answer listener vaccine questions and concerns over the latest surge of COVID cases.

Dr. William Haseltine

Chair and President of the global think tank ACCESS Health International and founder of more than a dozen bio-technology companies.
Known for his groundbreaking work on COVID-19, cancer, human genome, and HIV/AIDS, including designing the strategy to develop the first treatment for HIV/AIDS
His latest book is “Covid Related Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (CV-PTSD): What It Is and What To Do About It.”

Dr. Shreela Sharma

Professor of Epidemiology, at UTHealth School of Public Health

Betsy Ballard

Director of Communications for Catholic Charities
Visit HarrisCountyRelief.org for more information on how to apply online for the Harris County Recovery Assistance Fund.

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