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SIOUX FALLS, SD – The widow of a slaughterhouse worker who died after contracting COVID-19 is challenging the constitutionality of a South Dakota law that preemptively absolves employers of liability for exposing workers to the virus. The South Dakota Department of Labor (DOL) used the law this summer to justify denying the worker’s compensation claim […]
EMERSON, MANITOBA – Truck drivers have set up a blockade just north of Pembina, N.D., at the Emerson, Manitoba Port of Entry. A Canada Border Services employee at the Emerson Port of Entry tells KVRR news that travelers heading into Canada are still able to cross the border, but will not be able to get […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Meat processing companies and union officials tell Reuters that rising COVID-19 infections among workers are once again forcing meat plants to slow production and the government to replace slaughter inspectors. Meatpacking was an early epicenter of COVID in 2020 and is now the latest sector to be disrupted by the Omicron variant. […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. — Monument Health will receive a supply of the new FDA approved drug developed by Pfizer, to help treat patients with COVID. Vice President of Medical Affairs at Monument Health, Dr. Shankar Kurra, said the drug (Paxlovid) is as much as 88% effective in preventing hospitalization if given within five days of […]
JEFFERSON CITY, MO. (AP) — A federal judge has blocked the Biden administration from enforcing a coronavirus vaccine mandate on health care workers in 10 states, calling the mandate, “arbitrary and capricious.” The preliminary injunction issued Monday applies to a coalition of suing states. They are Alaska, Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, South […]
PIERRE, SD – Compared to other Great Plains states, South Dakota is off to a slow start in getting children ages 5-11 vaccinated against the coronavirus. With child vaccines available for nearly a month, so far only about one in 20 eligible South Dakota children aged 5-11 has received a dose of the vaccine against […]
WASHINGTON, DC – More than 80 bipartisan House members sent a letter to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg Thursday demanding the Department of Transportation (DOT) allow truck drivers under 21 to cross state lines. Supply chain disruptions are creating a lack of goods and higher prices across the country. The COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact transportation […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Health officials in South Dakota say they’re prepared to handle the vaccination of the state’s young people as federal regulators weigh the safety and effectiveness of giving COVID-19 shots to children ages 5 to 11. The White House detailed plans Wednesday for the Pfizer shot to be given to elementary […]
AMES, IA – The Rural Policy Research Institute says COVID-19 deaths among rural residents were twice that of urban residents in the week ending October first. Fred Ullrich, with the College of Public Health at Iowa State University, tells Brownfield Ag News that same finding was also seen September 15th, a far cry from the […]
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