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Political partisanship driving vaccine hesitancy in South Dakota

Editor's Note 9-29-21: Due to a formatting error, a portion of the article was omitted from the printed issue. Due to this, we have...

COVID-19 numbers are back on the rise!

On Tuesday, the South Dakota Department of Health announced 720 new confirmed COVID-19 cases and 65 probable cases. This was in addition to the...

No COVID protocols for high school sports this fall

By Dana Hess For the S.D. Newspaper Association PIERRE — The pandemic-inspired safety protocols that high school athletes needed to adhere to last year will not...

School to start as normal on Aug. 19, though Delta variant of the Coronavirus is on the rise

The Garretson School District will be starting classes on Thursday, August 19, with an in-person option only. During the 2020-21 school year, several changes were...

COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy is strong among South Dakota youths

Danielle Ferguson, South Dakota News Watch Healthcare professionals say vaccinating young people against COVID-19 this summer is critical to reaching herd immunity against the virus and...

CDC COVID-19 Study Shows mRNA Vaccines Reduce Risk of Infection by 91 Percent for Fully Vaccinated People

Vaccination Makes Illness Milder, Shorter for the Few Vaccinated People Who Do Get COVID-19 A new CDC study finds the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines authorized by...
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