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In many areas of the state, walk in immunization clinics are available– including one today (April 22) at the Avera St. Mary’s “old” hospital building in Pierre from 4-7:30pm. Clinic participants should use Parking Lot F and enter through Door 8. An entrance for wheelchairs is located off Washington Avenue. Vaccinations are provided at no cost, but masks are required. The walk-in appointments are first come, first serve, but you may make an appointment online at Avera.org/covid-vaccine....

dgau@marshallindependent.com MARSHALL — Roughly half of Lyon County residents age 16 and older have gotten at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, data from the Minnesota Department of Health said. However, area health providers are still urging people to get vaccinated if they haven’t already. Getting a COVID-19 vaccine can help people prevent severe symptoms of the disease, as well as helping to prevent the spread of the virus, said Carol Biren, public health director at Southwest H...

KNBN NewsCenter1 Effort continues to vaccinate states population April 20, 2021 SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – South Dakota health officials across the state come together to discuss vaccine hesitancy among residents, encouraging people to choose to get vaccinated and debunking common misconceptions for opting out. The State Department of Health and three major healthcare systems – Avera, Monument, and Sanford – say 53% of all eligible South Dakotans have received at least one dose of the COVID vacc...

Vaccine hesitancy in South Dakota could prolong pandemic and delay a return to normal South Dakota has been a national leader in providing coronavirus vaccines to older residents and others at high risk of complications from COVID-19. Written By: Bart Pfankuch / South Dakota News Watch | 2:28 pm, Apr. 21, 2021 × Most vaccination centers in South Dakota still require an appointment, but health officials are hoping that more will soon take patients on a walk-in basis to en...

South Dakota health, hospital leaders stand united to say: Get the COVID-19 vaccine The South Dakota Department of Health seeks to get at least 70% of state residents 16 and older vaccinated against the virus, to develop herd immunity that would keep the virus from spreading, said state Health Secretary Kim Malsam-Rysdon. 3:30 pm, Apr. 20, 2021 × A coronavirus graphic. Courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — South Dakota health of...

Vaccine hesitancy in South Dakota could prolong pandemic and delay a return to normal Bart Pfankuch, South Dakota News WatchApril 19, 2021News Bart Pfankuch, South Dakota News WatchMeagan Jensen, 25, is an agriculture teacher at Sturgis High School who has followed the progress of the vaccination effort in the news and has so far decided not to get vaccinated. PIERRE, SD – Medical experts in South Dakota and across the country are concerned that reluctance among some people to get vaccinated ...

Local official: ‘Now’s the time’ for the public’s turn Written By: Source: Avera Health | 3:28 pm, Apr. 16, 2021 × A vaccine clinic was held at the Avera Patient Financial Services building on Friday morning in Mitchell. (Matt Gade / Republic) Avera Queen of Peace Hospital will host a walk-in COVID-19 vaccination clinic from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, April 23, in the Avera Patient Financial Services building located at 1308 West 15th Avenue (on the Highway 37 bypass next to Fl...

From USA TODAY Network and wire reports Alabama Tuscaloosa: Students across the three-campus University of Alabama System will return to in-person instruction for the fall semester with no limits on class size in Birmingham, Huntsville or Tuscaloosa to guard against COVID-19, officials said Monday. The system, which has held classes in multiple formats since the pandemic began a year ago, said in a statement that current models show it should be safe to resume traditional teaching after the sum...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota is expected to receive 7,000 doses this week of the recently-approved Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine. It brings

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota is expected to receive 7,000 doses this week of...