COVID-19

We talk with veteran South Dakota journalists Seth Tupper and Jonathan Ellis to talk about polling, election integrity, and two new campaign ads from governor Noem. Plus, Dakota Life travels to Sisseton. We sit down with executive producer Brad Van Osdel to learn more about history and stories from the northeast South Dakota community.

As financial transactions go, it wasn’t a great deal. I paid $250 for a case of COVID.

A highly contagious strain of COVID-19 has a Rapid City health care professional urging people to get their booster shot prior to this year's Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.

Shankar Kurra, MD, is vice-president of medical affairs at Monument Health. He joins us to discuss the latest omicron subvariant and what you can do to protect yourself and your community.

Shankar Kurra, M.D., explains the COVID outlook for South Dakota.

Shankar Kurra, M.D., discusses how to reduce COVID exposure risk now that a judge has voided the federal mask mandate on public transportation.

Sanford Research joins a study that will focus on the long-term effects of COVID-19. RECOVER is a program led by the National Institutes of Health and includes more than 30 research teams nationwide.

Dr. Joshua Crabtree is senior vice president of clinical operations at Sanford Health. He joins us with a COVID update where we look to the pandemic horizon as well as discuss the basics for dealing with COVID here at home.

"I'm telling folks to weigh their risks and understand their health conditions. I think we can have really good confidence in the recommendations from the FDA and CDC. And hopefully, with time we get more evidence to support the safety and the efficacy of the vaccines."

A partnership between Avera Research Institute and the Arkansas Children's Research Institute will study the long-term effects of COVID-19. This study is open to children and young adults under the age of 25. Amy Elliott is Chief Clinical Research Officer at Avera Research Institute.