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Vaccine-resistant COVID-19 strain detected in Mississippi

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On Fri, 03/19/2021 - 03:52 PM

A more infectious and vaccine-resistant variant strain of COVID-19 was detected in Mississippi on Friday. One person in Harrison County was found to be infected with the B.1.351 variant, which was discovered in South Africa in December and reached the United States in January.

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Vaccine-resistant COVID-19 strain detected in Mississippi

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On Fri, 03/19/2021 - 03:49 PM

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All Mississippians eligible for COVID-19 vaccine starting March 16

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On Mon, 03/15/2021 - 02:43 PM

All Mississippians will be eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine starting on March 16, Gov. Tate Reeves announced on Monday.

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Mississippians ages 50+ now eligible for COVID-19 vaccine

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On Thu, 03/04/2021 - 01:51 PM

Gov. Tate Reeves announced on Thursday that eligibility for a COVID-19 vaccine is being expanded to include all Mississippians ages 50 years or older.

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Mississippi tells providers to halt use of Johnson & Johnson vaccine over rare blood clot

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On Wed, 04/14/2021 - 10:09 AM

COVID-19 vaccination efforts in the United States were slowed by an unexpected hurdle on Tuesday after federal health agencies recommended a pause in the use of Johnson & Joh

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This was the scene at an April 27 game at Dudy Noble Field when Mississippi State hosted Georgia in 2019. Credit: Kelly Donoho/Mississippi State athletics

NCAA threatens to pull Mississippi college baseball regionals, other championships over trans athletes law

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On Tue, 04/13/2021 - 10:23 AM

The National Collegiate Athletic Association Board of Governors said it may ban future championships — including college baseball and softball regionals — in Mississippi and other states that have passed legislation barring transgender athletes from competing on teams that align with their gender identity.

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Secretary of State Watson faces criticism for saying ‘woke, uninformed’ college students shouldn’t vote

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On Fri, 04/09/2021 - 04:15 PM

Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson has drawn criticism and national attention this week for comments made on WLOX-TV that the automatic voter registration provision of the federal For The People Act would lead to “woke” and “uninformed” college students voting.

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Election results: Who won 2021 Mississippi municipal primaries

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On Wed, 04/07/2021 - 04:53 PM

Primary elections for municipal offices — mayor, city council, and board of aldermen — were held across Mississippi on April 6.

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How Black community leaders put Mississippi on the path to vaccine equity

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On Tue, 04/06/2021 - 02:43 PM

As Mississippi’s rollout of COVID-19 vaccines began to ramp up in early 2021, a troubling truth was revealed about the shots being put into people’s arms across the state: Black Mississippians weren’t getting their fair share.

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‘We got totally screwed’: Dobbs explains why Mississippi trails others in COVID-19 vaccine rollout

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On Thu, 04/01/2021 - 01:37 PM

More than a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, the race to return to normalcy is a numbers game, contingent on vaccinating as many people as possible. And Mississippi is lagging behind.

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