Health Officials Continue Push To Vaccinate South Dakotans Against Covid-19

Health Officials Continue Push To Vaccinate South Dakotans Against Covid-19

PIERRE — Medical officials from South Dakota’s top health systems joined state health officials in urging South Dakotan’s to get vaccinated against Covid-19. Health Secretary Kim Malsam-Rysdon says vaccinations are the end game for the pandemic…

Dr. David Basel with Avera Medical Group says the future of the pandemic is in the general public’s hands…

Malsam-Rysdon says they have a goal of getting vaccine into 70-percent of South Dakota’s population. Right now, 53-percent of South Dakota residents, 16 and older have had at least one dose of vaccine…

As of Tuesday over 537-thousand doses of Covid-19 vaccine has been administered to 317-thousand South Dakotans.