As COVID Cases Rise in Florida, Hatzalah of South Florida Urges Vaccinations

by CrownHeights.info

Swept up in the rising number of cases of COVID-19 hitting the Jewish community of South Florida, Hatzalah has published an Urgent Community Advisory urging residents to get vaccinated.

“We are again experiencing an extremely high rate of COVID-19 infection within the community along with a significant increase in severely ill patients requiring hospitalizations and R”L deaths as well,” the advisory said.

To fight the large amount of misinformation circling social media, the advisory notes that “the overwhelming majority of severe cases are patients who have not been previously vaccinated. In almost every case, those who have previously been vaccinated but have tested positive (most likely the Delta or other newer strains), are faring far better than the unvaccinated.”

To fight the tide of the infections, Hatzalah implored those who are still unvaccinated to get properly vaccinated, as well as reminding everyone to wear face coverings where appropriate.