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The Best Vaccine is the One You Can Get

The Best Vaccine is the One You Can Get

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The rollout of the Johnson & Johnson one shot Covid-19 vaccine will help speed up the immunization process, but not all areas will receive it.

Liz Healy with Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton says you should get the shot that is available and not try to wait…

Healy says they are now offering vaccinations to those sixty and older and with one underlying medical condition…

Healy says they are expanding their contacts to get more people vaccinated…

Healy says they are getting over six hundred doses a week with the supply gradually increasing week to week.

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