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Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts Urges Covid-19 Vaccinations

Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts Urges Covid-19 Vaccinations

Governor Pete Ricketts Photo: WNAX


The number of open hospital beds in Nebraska is getting tighter, but Governor Pete Ricketts says there is still a good supply….

Ricketts says we all have to adjust to the presence of Covid-19….

Ricketts says there are better treatments available now….

Ricketts says they have had reports of doctors refusing to use the monoclonal treatments. He says if people have an issue with that they should contact the state Health Department or his office.

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