FDA Authorizes Additional mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines for Moderately to Severely Immunocompromised People
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued Emergency Use Authorizations (EUA) for additional doses of both the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine and the...
COVID-19 Infection Prevention and Control Assessments Offered to Long Term Care and Assisted Living...
South Dakota Department of Health, Office of Disease Prevention Services, Healthcare-Associated Infections Program would like to offer COVID-19 Infection Control Assessment and Response (ICAR)...
COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions
As the coronavirus pandemic continues, doctors and researchers are learning more about the new virus and variants. The South Dakota Department of Health has...
CDC Strengthens COVID-19 Vaccine Recommendations for Pregnant Women
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is advising people who are pregnant, breastfeeding or contemplating pregnancy to get vaccinated against COVID-19, citing...
Guidance for Health Care Leaders During the Recovery Stage of the COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted many aspects of health care delivery and has placed unprecedented pressure on health care workers. A consensus statement, based...
CDC Issues New Masking Guidance for Vaccinated Individuals
The United States Center for Disease Control (CDC) has updated guidance for fully vaccinated people given new evidence on the B.1.617.2 (Delta) variant currently...
HHS and DOH Issue Guidance on “Long Covid” Disability Rights
As we commemorate the 31st anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the...
Public Health Emergency Extended 90 Days
On July 19, 2021, Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services, renewed the determination that a public health emergency (phe) exists due to...
Pandemic Relief Funds Allocated to Young Adults Previously in Foster Care
The Department of Social Services (DSS) Independent Living Program is now set to receive over $1.5 million of federal COVID-19 pandemic funding. The DSS...
CMS Issues New Visitation Guidance for Hospitals
​On June 26, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released updated guidance on visitation for patients testing negative for COVID-19. Because hospital patients...
