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BACK TO SCHOOL – COVID BOOSTER
DR. DOMINIC LUCIA, PEDIATRICS, BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE HEALTH

{**ON CAM**}
WHAT SHOULD I KNOW ABOUT COVID WHEN SENDING MY CHILD BACK INTO THE CLASSROOM?
THAT’S A QUESTION PEDIATRIC E-R DOCTOR DOMINIC LUCIA (LU-CHEE-UH) SAYS HE’S HEARING OFTEN FROM PARENTS.

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TRT:

HIS REPLY? GET THEM BOOSTED. HE SAYS, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THEY’VE ALREADY HAD COVID … BEEN VACCINATED … OR BOTH … HE IS RECOMMENDING BOOSTERS.
THAT’S BECAUSE HE SAYS IT HELPS PROVIDE PROTECTION AGAINST A MUTATING VIRUS—EVEN IF THAT PROTECTION ISN’T PERFECT.

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DR. DOMINIC LUCIA
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE
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“Our infectious disease experts are worried that we’re going to get into school, we’re going to have another variant that affects kids, and the kids that are going to come out in a much better state are the ones that have been vaccinated and boosted.”