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Vaccinations Needed as Delta Variant Spreads

Vaccinations Needed as Delta Variant Spreads

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Health care professionals continue to push people to get vaccinated against Covid-19 as infection numbers start to rise again due to the Delta variant.

Avera Health Chief Medical Officer, Dr Kevin Post, says herd immunity is still a ways off…

Post says they are watching for signs of re-emerging infections…

Post says if there is another surge of infections, they learned a lot from the first wave…

Delta variant infections are rising fastest in states with the lowest vaccination rates.

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