PIERRE — From a store removing a Plexiglas barrier, to the lifting of mask mandates for the vaccinated and sporting events moving to full capacity events, the signs of a slowing global pandemic are everywhere. But does a pandemic just end, suddenly, without definition? Dr. Mikel Holland, Chief Medical Officer at Avera St. Mary’s Hospital in Pierre says the little signs across the community are showing progress in ending the pandemic…
Holland says the risk of a severe spike in cases and hospitalizations that pushed South Dakota hospitals to the limit last fall is limited…
Holland says the pandemic is bringing lessons to learn from for the future…
Holland sees personal protective equipment protocols for health care settings changing as a result of lessons learned from the Covid-19 pandemic.
