South Dakota sees deadliest flu season in 5 years
It’s been a record breaking flu season in South Dakota.
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It’s been a record breaking flu season in South Dakota.
More than 6,000 cases of the flu have been recorded in South Dakota, according to data kept by the Department of Health (DOH), with 39 cases being reported as lethal.
In the last week the director of the CDC announced their pending resignation, and the World Health Organization formally ended the COVID-19 emergency. For doctors on the ground in South Dakota, any one of these changes can have a ripple effect on their jobs.
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Dr. Chad Thury of Avera Health said doctors and researchers cannot overstate the importance of vaccination in fighting COVID-19 in the short term and in reducing the chance of suffering serious consequences later in life.