Roberts: Hospital numbers concerning, but vaccinations on the rise

TYLER — More sobering numbers — but signs of hope. NET Health’s George Roberts notes that Tyler hospitals have reached a pandemic peak of 359 COVID-19 patients — and he continues urging everyone to get vaccinated. Roberts says while vaccinated people can be stricken by COVID-19, their course won’t be as difficult as it will be for those who are not vaccinated. The good news: though it’s still not what he’d like, Roberts says vaccinations are on the uptick in East Texas. He says NET Health gave out some 700 or 800 shots last week and pharmacies are starting to see some upticks too. Roberts adds a lot of vaccination increases are being seen at outreach clinics and that overall there is “some movement in the right direction.”