80+ Year-Olds Wanting Vaccine Urged to Call Sanford Clinic

Brookings County residents 80 years of age or older who still have not received their COVID-19 vaccine are asked to call the Sanford Health Brookings Clinic at (605) 697-1900 to schedule a vaccine appointment.

“Our partnership with both the local Sanford and Avera clinics has allowed us to make great progress getting shots in arms these past two weeks,” said Brookings Health System CEO Jason Merkley. “We want to make sure we have offered a vaccine opportunity to everyone in Brookings County who is currently eligible in this 1d subcategory. The Sanford Clinic has graciously offered to vaccinate county residents 80 years of age or older who do not have a primary care relationship established in Brookings County.”

Currently the only individuals eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine in 1d of South Dakota Department of Health (DOH) vaccination plan are individuals 80+ years of age; high-risk individuals with complex medical conditions; and people who live in congregate settings.

Individuals interested in receiving the vaccine when they are eligible may join the vaccine waiting list at brookingshealth.org/vaccine.

About Brookings Health System

Brookings Health System, located in Brookings, South Dakota, includes a 49-bed hospital, the 79-bed The Neighborhoods at Brookview nursing home, Brookhaven Estates senior living apartments, Yorkshire Eye Clinic & Optical, and medical clinics in Arlington, White and Volga, South Dakota. It is a non-profit, city-owned facility that offers the community a full range of inpatient, outpatient, emergency and extended care services. Brookings Hospital provides local access to doctors in Brookings and offers robotic da Vinci surgery and Mako robotic-arm assisted procedures, making it one of the premier rural community hospitals in South Dakota. For more information about the services offered at Brookings Health System, please call (605) 696-9000 or visit us on the Web at brookingshealth.org.