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Covid-19 vaccines have been approved with Pfizer last week and Moderna getting the nod this weekend.
The vaccines have been received in the area and front-line health care workers are getting the shots.
This week we hear from Avera Health and how they are handling the vaccines and immunizing their employees.
Liz Healy is the Infection Control Specialist with Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton and says they are working with the state to distribute the vaccines..
Dr David Basel is Vice President for Quality Control for Avera Health. He says the vaccines are critical for controlling the pandemic…https://soundcloud.com/wnax-radio/weekend-file-for-12-20-2020THe
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Front line health care workers were first in line as Covid-19 vaccinations began this week.
Liz Healy, Infection Prevention Coordinator for Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton, says they are following the state plan..
Healy says they will work to distribute the vaccines to other health and long term care providers…
Healy says they are setting up the guidelines to get the most efficient use of the vaccine…
Healy says their guidance says they will have vaccines available for public distribution by next spring. Tags:
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In a matter of days, the COVID-19 vaccine should roll into Yankton and neighboring South Dakota communities.
âWe expect to have the vaccinations by next week,â said Elizabeth Healy, a registered nurse at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital (ASHH) in Yankton.
Thursday, the Avera Health System outlined its distribution plans for the vaccine. Avera officials anticipate they will receive the Moderna vaccine.
Besides Avera, vaccine shipments are also distributed to the Sanford and Monument health systems, the other major providers in South Dakota.
ASHH will play a major role as a regional distribution hub, Healy said. She also works as the vaccine coordinator with health partners throughout the region.
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William N. âBillâ Jennewein, age 75 of Yankton, SD passed away on Friday, December 11, 2020 at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton from complications of the COVID-19 virus.
A private family Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Yankton with the Rev. Fr. Larry Regynski as Celebrant. Burial will follow in Sacred Heart Cemetery with military honors accorded by Ernest Bowyer VFW Post #791 Honor Guard and SDARNG Honor Guard.
Visitation will be 4 to 6:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 15 at Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Home and Crematory in Yankton, with masks required and social distancing practices to be observed. There will also be visitation for one hour prior to service time at the church on Wednesday.