Public Health

A 2015 outbreak impacted 50 million birds in 15 states. It cost the federal government nearly $1 billion and caused egg prices to spike.

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.

A South Dakota doctor says vaccination and booster shots are more safe and effective than natural immunity at preventing COVID-19, as the governor calls for prior infections to count as exceptions to vaccine mandates.

A second COVID-19 testing site has opened in Rapid City as the Black Hills region sees its highest testing demand and positivity rate — nearly 40% — since the pandemic began.

South Dakotans need to get vaccinated because the highly contagious Omicron COVID-19 is causing high case and hospitalization rates, the state epidemiologist says.

Smithfield Foods will be fined $13,494 for failing to protect workers from COVID-19 at its Sioux Falls plant.

The Rapid City Area School Board's proposed resolution to ban COVID-19 testing and any vaccinations on school grounds contains inaccurate and misleading information.

The state of South Dakota and the Sioux Falls Catholic school system have filed a lawsuit against the federal government over a new requirement that large companies enforce COVID-19 vaccinations or regular testing and masking of employees.

South Dakota plans to sue the federal government after it said private companies with 100 or more workers must require COVID-19 vaccinations or testing and masking.

In The Moment ... April 7, 2020 Show 790 Hour 1As America faces the coronavirus pandemic, many also warn of a mental health pandemic. As South Dakotans…