Douglas County health director says COVID cases rising among children, vaccine comes at good time

Douglas County saw a decline in COVID cases in the community, but now Douglas County Health Director Dr. Lindsay Huse says infections have been going up among children.

SORENESS AT THE INJECTION SITEAND FER.VEDOUGLAS COUNTY SAW ADECLINE IN COVID CASES IN THECOMMUNITY, BUT NOW DOCTOR HUSESAYS INFECTIONS HAVE BEEN GOINGUP ANGMO CHILDREN.AT TODAY’S DOUGLAS COUNTYBOARD MEETING... DOCTOR HUSESAYS THE GREATEST PROPORTION OFRISING CASES IS HAPPENG INAMONGKIDS FIVE TO NINE.SHE SAYS A VACCINE FOR THISAGE GROUP COULDN’T COME AT ABETTER TE.IM"2:39 THE GOOD NEWS IS WE HA AVEVACCINE THAT’S COMING, HOPEFUYLLIN THE NEXT WEEK OR TWO.O, SHOPEFULLY WE WILL BE ABLE TOSTART ADDRESSING THIS SOON FORTHIS AGE GROUP.

BUT, THAT HASCERTAINLY HAS GROWN WITHINHA TAGE GROUP." 2:53DR. SE SHUAYS THE ALTHHEDEPARTMENT IS SEEING CLUSTERSWITHIN SCHOOLS AND THEY’REWORKING WITH DISTRICTS TO HELPLIMIT THE SPREAD.AMONG THEM, BLACK ELKELEMENTARY SCHOOL IS CURRENTLYCLOSED FOR TWO WEEKS DUE TO ANOUTBREAK.BUT EVEN WITH A CDC PANELRECOMMENDING A VACCINE FORYOUNGER KIDS TODAY... KIDS INOUR AREA MAY HAVE TO WAIT A FEWYS.DADOUGLAS COUNTY HEALTHOFFICIALS SAY THEY ARE STILLWAITING FOR MORE DOSES TOARRIVE... AND MAY NOBETREADY TO DISTRIBUTE THE SHOTSUNTIL NEXT WEEK.YOU CAN HELP YOUR KIDSAVOID WAITING IN LINE BY CALLINGTHE HEALTH DEPARTMENT’SINFORMATION LINE.THEY CAN HELP YOU SCHEDULEA TIME TO GET THE DOSE DELIVEDERTO YOUR DOOR.