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The focus of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has now fully shifted to the vaccination phase, as states across America try to get needles in the arms of as many of their residents as they can in an attempt to turn the tide on a virus that has infected nearly 29 million people and killed more than 517 thousand in the past year. According to a recent report by  Forbes magazine, South Dakota continues to be one of the states that have seen the most effective vaccine rollouts. The Mount Rushmore State trails only Alaska and New Mexico in the distribution of the Pfizer and Moderna shots.

D.C. Grocery Store Workers Are Eligible for the Vaccine, But Restaurant Staff Have to Wait Food service staff are included in Phase 1C of D.C.’s vaccination plan, which begins in March Share this story Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post via Getty Images D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser opened up COVID-19 vaccinations to four new groups of workers this week, but customer-facing restaurant staff are still waiting for their turn despite being classified by the city as “essential” personnel throughout the pandemic. Starting Thursday, February 18, people in the following categories could begin reg...

The on-going COVID-19 pandemic has really taken its toll on our nation and the world.  But just when hope appeared to be fading, a vaccine was announced followed by another.  It's almost like people collectively breathed a sigh of relief. The COVID-19 vaccines that are now available to South Dakotans are the Pfizer and Moderna brands.  Based on priority and need, The South Dakota Department of Health divided residents into five distribution groups for Phase 1: Group A: Frontline Healthcare workers and Long-term Care Facility Healthcare Workers Group B: Long-Term Care Residents (nursing ...