Covid-19 Pandemic Not Over

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Despite some slowing numbers of Covid-19 infections, the pandemic is not over……

Dr Mike Pietila is in charge of the ICU at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton…..

Pietila says vaccinations offer protection to those getting the shots and the people around them….

Pietila says the ICU has been full for the past few days with one patient coming in as one goes out.

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