Healthier Hawaii: How to protect your loved ones from COVID

Dr. Paul Eakin is the associate medical director of pediatric emergency medicine at Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children.
Published: Jul. 10, 2024 at 6:42 AM HST

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - COVID cases are on the rise across the state. Physicians say they’ve been seeing the positivity rate and testing go up in the past several weeks.

Dr. Paul Eakin is the associate medical director of pediatric emergency medicine at Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children. He is also the division chief of pediatric emergency medicine at the University of Hawaii’s Department of Pediatrics.

He explains how to protect your loved ones from COVID and breaks down how to tell if you’re sick with the flu or have COVID.

Dr. Eakin also shares some prevention tips to keep you healthy.

For more health and wellness tips and information, visit HealthierHawaii.org.