Texas may soon see a 'twin epidemic' during the upcoming winter season, Dr. Peter Hotez says

[TexasTowelie]

The omicran variant has now been detected in Houston.

The first case in Texas was identified in Harris County by the state’s health department on Monday, and then again in Houston’s wastewater later that day.

Houston Public Media spoke with Dr. Peter Hotez, a vaccine and infectious disease expert at Texas Children's Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine, who said Texans may have to deal with a mix both delta and omicron during the winter season.

How concerned are you about the omicron variant?

It’s my second biggest concern about COVID-19 in the United States. My first is this delta wave that’s gonna start revving up and it’s maybe already starting in Texas. And you know, that hit us so hard over the summer, and we’re up for another round. So you know, when I think about things that keep me up at night, it’s the next wave of the delta variant.

Read more: https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/in-depth/2021/12/08/415087/texas-may-soon-see-a-twin-epidemic-during-the-upcoming-winter-season-dr-peter-hotez-says/

[dchill]

1. Texas does not deserve Dr. Hotez...

...nearly as much as their state government deserves a dual pandemic. They've earned it.

[Lisa0825]

2. There are a lot of Dems in Texas who deserve his expertise.

The metro areas are mostly blue now. It's the rural areas that kill us.