Roberts: COVID trending downward, but vaccinations still urged

TYLER — NET Health’s George Roberts continues to see some positive COVID-19 trends in East Texas following Monday’s update. Despite an uptick in Smith County cases, Roberts says the overall trend line is going downward, along with the number of patients in hospitals. Roberts continues to urge vaccinations, and he says people are responding better now. According to Roberts, people are starting to come in for their Pfizer boosters, and he anticipates that the FDA and CDC will have something to say about Moderna and Johnson & Johnson boosters in the next week and a half or so. Smith County does continue in the substantial spread category, with Gregg County experiencing moderate spread. Check the link in the “Coronavirus update” story on this website for more information.