A physician on the dire situation in South Dakota: ‘Election Day is over, and guess what?’

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VOICES FROM THE PANDEMIC 'Election Day is over, and guess what?' Tom Dean, a physician, on the dire situation in South Dakota As told to Eli Saslow Election Day is over, and guess what? The virus is still here. It didn't just go away like the president said. We're not rounding any corners. Nobody I know in South Dakota stopped talking about it because the voting is done. How could we? It's right in our faces. It's spreading. It keeps getting worse.  Look, I'm as tired of hearing about covid as the president seems to be. I'm so sick of this virus, but what else should I be focused on, exactly? I'm one of three doctors in this county. We have to do a little bit of everything in a rural community, and this virus follows me wherever I go. Read more →   More from The Post America's 250,000 covid deaths: People die, but little changes Read more » Voices from the Pandemic: 'This is how we treat each other? This is who we are?' Read more » South Dakota nurse says many patients deny the coronavirus exists — right up until death Read more » What you need to know about the Moderna and Pfizer coronavirus vaccines Read more » With pandemic raging, Republicans say election results validate their approach Read more » Echoes of a pandemic: Experts fear lessons from the 2009 H1N1 vaccine drive are being ignored Read more » Your support makes important stories like these possible. Get one year for $29 Cancel anytime.

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