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Vaccinating the Herd

Vaccinating the Herd

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The slow steady pace of Covid-19 vaccinations continues, but it will take time to get to so called “herd immunity.”

Liz Healy, Infection Control Specialist with Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton, says immunity levels are still very low…

Healy says it will take a while to get to broad based immunity.

Healy says they use the vaccines they get very quickly..

Avera Sacred Heart will move their vaccine clinic to the Yankton Mall this week. Appointments are needed to get the shots.

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