Add US Senator Joni Ernst to the list of lawmakers encouraging people to get COVID-19 vaccines.

“It should still be a personal choice.  But, I would say please get vaccinated. I think for those that maybe have family members or friends with underlying conditions….not only think about your well-being but think about those other people’s well-being as well.  And those increasing hospitalizations that we are seeing, most of those folks are not vaccinated.”

Ernst was speaking Friday (7/23) at a gathering of funeral home directors in Keota.