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Questions swirl around who qualifies next to get COVID-19 vaccine in South Dakota Bart Pfankuch, South Dakota News Watch © Stephen Perez/Argus Leader Katherine Porter, 80, receives her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at Sanford Imagenetics in Sioux Falls on Jan. 18 South Dakota health officials and medical providers have been near the top of the nation in administering COVID-19 vaccines as they become available, but a significant new challenge awaits as the state moves int...

   The number of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are on the way down in Woodbury County. But local officials say people still need to take the novel coronavirus seriously. Siouxland District Health reported ten new cases on Monday and a 14-day test positivity rate of 13.3%. That’s down more than three percentage points from a week ago. Sioux City’s two hospitals are treating 42 patients, that’s a decrease of about 9% from last Monday and substantially less than the record-high of 1...

South Dakota health officials say the state on Monday is launching the next phase of coronavirus vaccinations.

Next COVID-19 Group, Group 1D to Receive Vaccine The next group of South Dakota residents who will receive the coronavirus vaccine are people who are 65 years of age and older. The older individuals in this group will be at the top of the list. This is the fourth group of COVID-19 vaccinations as frontline healthcare workers and long-term care facility healthcare workers were the first group. Then came long-term care residents, public health workers, and those in EMS and law enforcement. Accord...

Group 1D will be administered COVID-19 vaccine Monday in South Dakota © Provided by Rapid City KOTA-TV KOTA RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - As South Dakota continues to be among the top states in the nation in vaccine rollout, health experts say they plan on moving into the fourth phase of the state’s vaccination plan on Monday. Group 1D, or the fourth group to receive the vaccine, consists of those over the age of 65, and with two or more underlying health conditions. However, it’s the older ...

After months of planning, the U.S. government’s “warp speed” rollout of COVID-19 vaccines has instead progressed at a snail’s pac, threatening to prolong local lockdowns and increase the virus death toll in America. Yet one month into the effort — the largest inoculation drive in American history — some states are moving quickly to vaccinate their populations, according […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Those 65 and older and with two or more underlying health conditions could be eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccines in...

SHOW TRANSCRIPT In the early weeks of Covid-19 vaccine rollout, vaccines are getting to the states but not into the arms of people. The federal government has promised 20 million people would be vaccinated by the end of December, but just over 5 million people have received their first-dose vaccinations. In some states, hospitals are opening up times for vaccinations. Getting an appointment is another challenge.  “It is the hunger games. You have all these elderly people and you say here�...

Arizona falling behind in COVID-19 vaccine administration compared to other states Experts weigh in as Arizona falls behind in terms of COVID-19 vaccine administration compared to other states. and last updated 2021-01-05 20:42:12-05 More than 101,000 vaccines are now in the arms of Arizonans across the state. Maricopa County alone reported that they’ve vaccinated nearly 59,000 people. But it’s still a far cry from where they wanted to be. As of Tuesday, Arizona has given out just 2...

Photo: WNAX Covid-19 vaccinations are going at a rapid pace in South Dakota with health care and long-term care providers in the first round. Dr David Basel, Medical Director at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls says they have a lot of their people vaccinated… Basel says Covid-19 related hospitalization have dropped… Basel says they are watching for signs of the Covid-19 virus mutation… Basel says it is still important for people to wear masks, socially distance and wash hands to ho...