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Dallas County health officials flag rising COVID wastewater signal, urge vaccine readiness; commissioners declare childhood-obesity, senior-center and Hispanic-
Summary
Public health staff told the court that wastewater surveillance shows increasing COVID activity, urged preparedness for updated vaccines, and commissioners adopted proclamations designating Childhood Obesity Awareness Month, Senior Center Month and National Hispanic Heritage Month.
Dallas County Health and Human Services presented an infectious-disease update during the commissioners' September session, reporting a rise in SARS-CoV-2 signals in county wastewater and reminding the court of uncertainties around federal vaccine recommendations and supply.
The health director said national variant monitoring shows XFG (an Omicron lineage) predominating and that local wastewater sites are registering higher signals than recent months, though not as high as earlier pandemic peaks. Officials noted COVID is no longer universally reportable and that lab and home-test reporting are incomplete, so wastewater surveillance and hospital data are being used to monitor trends.
Health staff said the…
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