Pediatrician urges families to get children immunized before back-to-school

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas plans to welcome students back to school, in-person, in the fall. But some pediatricians fear too few children have received routine immunizations.Dr. Donald Murphey, a pediatrician at Dell Children’s Medical Center, said demand hasn’t really increased since the Centers for Disease Control reported a 2.5 million decline in non-influenza child vaccine orders from January to April. Austin’s top doctor: expect schools to have COVID-19 clusters when they