PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - South Dakota’s weekly allotment of the coronavirus vaccine from the federal government is increasing.
The state will receive 13,550 doses by next week, according Department of Health Secretary Kim Malsam-Rysdon. That’s 2,550 additional doses that South Dakota originally received and about 700 more doses than recently allocated per week.
Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicates nearly 9% of South Dakotans have received at least one of the two doses needed and 3.6% have received the initial shot.
Malsam-Rysdon says a federal retail pharmacy program will also activate next week and a limited number of pharmacies across the state will begin to have access to some vaccines.
She expects the initial rollout will include pharmacies at Walmart, Hy-Vee, Lewis Drug and pharmacies that get their drug supplies from Cardinal Health, the Rapid City Journal reported.
South Dakota is among the top six states to administer doses per capita at 12,543 per 100,000 according to CDC data. South Dakota is surpassed only by Alaska, West Virginia, North Dakota, New Mexico and Connecticut, respectively.
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