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Questions swirl around who qualifies next to get COVID-19 vaccine in South Dakota

Questions swirl around who qualifies next to get COVID-19 vaccine in South Dakota Bart Pfankuch, South Dakota News Watch © Stephen Perez/Argus Leader Katherine Porter, 80, receives her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at Sanford Imagenetics in Sioux Falls on Jan. 18 South Dakota health officials and medical providers have been near the top of the nation in administering COVID-19 vaccines as they become available, but a significant new challenge awaits as the state moves into a much larger, more difficult-to-define population of people who may qualify for a shot. That upcoming subset of people will include an estimated 80,000 residents with two or more underlying medical conditions as defined by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

South Dakota begins vaccinating 80+, high risk residents

South Dakota begins vaccinating 80+, high risk residents © Stephen Perez/Argus Leader Sanford Health begins to vaccinate residents 80+ and other high risk individuals. South Dakota will begin vaccinating people aged over 80 and other high risk residents this week. The state is administering the COVID-19 vaccine to a portion of the subgroup 1D, which consists of residents 80 or older and high-risk individuals with two or more underlying conditions. Sanford Health started those residents on their first dose of the vaccine on Monday.  Dr. Michael Wilde, vice president medical officer at Sanford, said this day has been a long time coming and is important for those who are already going through a lot.

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