All three major healthcare networks in South Dakota– Avera, Monument and Sanford– have received their first batch of the FDA authorized, Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.
Additionally, the Mobridge Regional Hospital and the Prairie Lakes Healthcare System in Watertown also received vaccine doses.
The South Dakota Department of Health says yesterday’s (Dec. 15, 2020) arrival of the vaccine marks a significant leap forward in the fight against COVID and the statewide vaccine administration which will be carried out according to South Dakota’s vaccination plan.
Secretary of Health Kim Malsam-Rysdon says rhe arrival of this life-saving vaccine is something the department has spent months preparing for. She says Operation Warp Speed was essential not only in its vaccine delivery to states but in its safe manufacturing, following all health and safety protocols.
South Dakota’s initial allotment of COVID-19 vaccines from the federal government included 7,800 Pfizer doses and 14,600 Moderna doses. The Moderna vaccine is expected to arrive in the state next week and be distributed within the healthcare systems in a similar manner.
For more information and the latest resources, please visit COVID.SD.GOV.
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