COVID-19

Avera Research Institute is partnering with over 30 other research teams across the country for a project called the RECOVER network. The project will study long-term effects of COVID-19.

BA.2 is a sub-lineage of the Omicron variant of COVID-19. It's more prevalent overseas, but there are cases in the United States. How should we behave in the face of this new information?

There are 64 people with COVID-19 in South Dakota hospitals. The number of South Dakotans actively infected with COVID has fallen to about 2,400.

Chinese authorities are reporting a new, fast-spreading variant of COVID-19.

A spokesman said the Noem administration wanted the convoy to feel "welcome and respected in South Dakota, and that they could traverse the state safely without disrupting traffic."

The CDC reports that all of South Dakota is now at low or medium COVID-19 spread level. They say vulnerable populations should continue taking basic precautions.

This week marks two years since the first COVID-19 cases were announced in South Dakota. Pandemic fatigue and evolving policies make it tricky to know if you're doing the right thing. Here to reflect on the pandemic in South Dakota and offer his own advice is Shankar Kurra, MD is Vice President of medical affairs at Monument Health.

There are 147 people with COVID in South Dakota hospitals. Meanwhile, the CDC has a new metric for masking. For people who live in a county considered at low or medium risk, new guidance gives the green light to take off masks.

The FDA says people who received a dose of Evusheld should get a second dose as soon as possible. The monoclonal antibody treatment received emergency use authorization to prevent against COVID-19. How big is the impact in South Dakota? Joshua Crabtree, MD is senior vice president of clinical operations at Sanford Health and joins us now for our weekly COVID-19 update.

Stacey Harris, a former gym goer and ax-thrower, relies on oxygen and can't work. Eric Roach, once an avid birdwatcher, has chronic fatigue and cognitive issues.