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Aiming for a 70 Percent Vaccination Rate

Aiming for a 70 Percent Vaccination Rate

Kim Malsam-Rysdon Photo: WNAX


The South Dakota Health Department has a goal of seventy percent vaccination of the eligible population. The number to get shots has expanded with the addition of kids ages 12 to 17.
Health Department Secretary Kim Malsam-Rysdon says the pool has gotten deeper..

Malsam-Rysdon says the vaccine supply has caught up with demand..

Malsam-Rysdon says there are also many more vaccination locations..

Total persons vaccinated now stands at just under fifty one percent.

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