Hot Springs, SD — Fall River Health Services continues to provide COVID-19 Vaccine to 1A & 1C Partners, and 1D Priority Group. The SD Department of Health is now providing vaccinations for ALL Phase 1D Priority:
• Persons Aged 65 Years and Older
• High Risk Patients - dialysis, post-transplant, and active cancer
• High Risk Residents in Congregate Settings, Residents in Licensed Independent Living Facilities, and Residents
of Licensed Group Homes
• Teachers and other school/college staff, including college students who live in DORM rooms
• Funeral Service Workers
• Daycare Providers
• Persons with underlying medical conditions under the age of 65 with at least ONE of the following underlying medical conditions:
• Asthma (moderate to severe)
• Cancer
• Cerebrovascular Disease
• Chronic Kidney Disease
• COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)
• Cystic Fibrosis
• Diabetes Mellitus (type 1 or type 2)
• Down Syndrome
• Heart Conditions (Heart failure, coronary artery disease, cardiomyopathy)
• Hypertension (High blood pressure)
• Immunocompromised State
• Liver Disease
• Neurologic Conditions (i.e. Dementia)
• Pregnancy
• Pulmonary Fibrosis
• Severe Obesity (BMI > 40)
• Sickle Cell Disease
• Thalassemia (blood disorder)
Please visit the South Dakota Department of Health website for a full list of medical conditions at: Coronavirus Vaccine Information - Underlying Medical Conditions (sd.gov) https://doh.sd.gov/COVID/Vaccine/medicalconditions/
FRHS will continue to perform Covid-19 (Moderna) Vaccinations on Wednesdays from 8-6pm – by appointment only - at the Mueller Center in Hot Springs. Please remember to wear your mask and wear appropriate short sleeve clothing. Social distancing practices will be in place. Do not come until your scheduled appointment. FRHS is not offering the Johnson & Johnson/Janssen vaccine at this time.
If you are eligible to receive the COVID-19 Vaccine, please call to schedule an appointment by calling, 605.745.8910- option #9. If you are in Western SD and would like to register yourself on the COVID-19 Vaccine Waitlist, regardless of your priority group, we encourage you to go to www.frhssd.org/covid and click on COVID-19 Vaccine Registration. You will be contacted when it is your turn!
As a reminder, the State Department of Health (DOH) is in charge of determining when other Priority groups will be offered the vaccine, which dictates when FRHS will be able to provide it to the next phase. For more information, please visit https://doh.sd.gov/covid/ or www.frhss.org/covid.