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South Dakota: Health Department urges whooping cough immunization for adolescents, provides free vaccine(0)
Pierre SD–Whooping cough cases are on the rise and state health officials are urging parents to make sure young children get immunized and adolescents get a booster dose. Several states are reporting large outbreaks of whooping cough, also known as pertussis. In South Dakota, cases are up 29% over the five-year median, with 22 cases [...]
Full Story»South Dakota: State has nation’s highest H1N1 vaccination rate
Pierre SD–South Dakota vaccinated the highest percentage of adults in the nation during the 2009-2010 H1N1 flu outbreak, according to estimates released today by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. South Dakota vaccinated 34.4% of adults 18 and over, well above any other state, and had some of the highest coverage rates [...]
South Dakota: TB cases reported in Charles Mix County
Pierre SD–Two cases of tuberculosis (TB) have been reported in Charles Mix County in 2010 according to the state Department of Health and local health officials.
Tuberculosis is an airborne disease that requires close, extended contact with an infectious individual for transmission and is not easily spread.
Symptoms of tuberculosis include a cough, fever, [...]
South Dakota: State receives $5.5M grant for emergency medical care training
Pierre SD–Gov. Mike Rounds announced today that South Dakota has received $5,580,000 in funding over three years from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust to train emergency medical technicians and hospital personnel statewide using high-tech patient simulators.
“This grant is a fantastic opportunity for South Dakota, and we couldn’t be more grateful to [...]
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