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DeWitt/Piatt Bi-County Health Department Director Compares COVID To Spanish Flu Pandemic Course

As the COVID pandemic has worn on, a central Illinois health official has continued to compare and contrast the events of modern-day to the Spanish Flu of 1918.

 

Dave Remmert is the Director of the DeWitt/Piatt Bi-County Health Department and has been closely following the trends comparing COVID and the Spanish Flu. He explains the two are following a very similar trajectory.

 

 

Remmert points out the Spanish Flu and COVID both fell off during the summer months and then had a resurgence in the late fall and early winter. He hopes the rest of the trends for COVID follow the Spanish Flu, which would be welcome news to everyone.

 

 

As the COVID vaccine rollout continues, things are becoming more efficient in Remmert's two-county area, especially as more vaccines are expected this week. He is thankful to all the healthcare workers that have stepped up to provide help during the process. 

 

 

The last few weeks, the Health Department has been informing the public of a shortage of vaccines after confusing with IDPH. This week it is anticipated more vaccines will arrive and Remmert is hopeful they will begin to return to their regular rates of vaccination, starting with those individuals that need second doses. 

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