GOVERNOR KRISTI NOEM HAS SIGNED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER WHICH BANS GOVERNMENT-INSTITUTED VACCINE PASSPORTS IN SOUTH DAKOTA.
NOEM SAYS SHE ENCOURAGES ALL SOUTH DAKOTANS TO GET VACCINATED AGAINST COVID-19, BUT IS NOT GOING TO MANDATE ANY SUCH ACTIVITY,
SHE SAYS SINCE THE START OF THE COVID PANDEMIC, WE HAVE PROVIDED THE PEOPLE OF SOUTH DAKOTA WITH UP-TO-DATE SCIENCE, FACTS, AND DATA AND TRUSTED THEM TO EXERCISE THEIR PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR LOVED-ONES,
NOEM SAYS SOUTH DAKOTA HAS RESISTED GOVERNMENT MANDATES, AND THE STATE IS STRONGER FOR IT.