“When you watch people die from this disease, it tears your heart out,” said Dr. Richard Ginnetti, of OSF HealthCare Medical Group in Bloomington. “Because it s preventable.”
Since the masks came off most of society, a lot of people have been coughing, sneezing and getting aches and fever. And that's not counting those who get COVID-19. Last year, flu was almost non-existent. Lockdowns, masks, and other pandemic precautions meant people didn't make each other sick.