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Getting Senior Citizens Vaccinated

Getting Senior Citizens Vaccinated

Kim Malsam-Rysdon Photo: WNAX


The South Dakota Health Department is focused on getting Covid-19 vaccinations to those over 80 in the phase “1-D” portion of the immunization program.
Many of those senior citizens don’t have internet access or a smart phone for notification.
Health Department Secretary Kim Malsam-Rysdon says they will use multiple resources to reach those older people….

Malsam-Rysdon says the seniors will be a priority for several weeks…

Malsam-Rysdon says it will take some time to reach all those in the “1-D” category…

Almost sixty thousand people have now had at least their first dose of vaccine.

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