MFP Contributor
Mississippi is in the midst of the worst blood shortage in decades, leaving hospitals bereft of vital supplies for trauma patients and surgeries, presenting a severe threat to the safety and well-being of every resident of the state. Medical professionals are calling for new blood donors to help Mississippi protect its dwindling supply of medical blood.
State health officials are warning of the growing Delta variant of COVID-19, a strain of the virus experts have identified as significantly more infectious and potentially more lethal than wild-type coronavirus.
Dr. Jill Biden has joined Mississippi’s effort to bolster its struggling vaccination campaign, visiting a vaccination site at Jackson State University today and encouraging the public to protect themselves and their community with shots.
For the field researchers at the University of Southern Mississippi’s Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, the tournament is more than a cultural event: it is an unbeatable opportunity to get a glimpse into the deep, vast ecosystem of the Gulf of Mexico. For a quarter of a century, GCRL researchers have attended the Billfish Classic, intercepting the trophy leviathans while returning fishermen celebrate.
Thousands of Mississippians significantly behind on their mortgage payments have still yet to take advantage of the CARES Act forbearance program, set to expire in only two weeks on June 30. Enrollment in the program provides homeowners with up to a year of protection against foreclosure, with very few restrictions and requirements to qualify and apply.
The City of Jackson has completed repairs on the Siwell Road Well in south Jackson, the first of two wells in the Jackson Maddox Well System to receive a full replacement after mid-May failures left thousands in the Jackson metropolitan area with low water pressure, potentially unsafe for consumption.
Dr. Michael Hogan, the court-appointed special master advising Judge Carlton Reeves on Mississippi’s ailing mental-health system, has recommended the court adopt many of the State’s proposed remediations for fixing the system
With the state’s vaccine rush well in the rear-view mirror, individual advocates embedded in communities—like Pastor Odee Akines—are key to the Mississippi State Department of Health’s plan to vaccinate both the skeptical and the indifferent.
President Joe Biden has declared a vaccination “National Month of Action” to get the U.S. to herd immunity against COVID-19, alongside a slew of public health initiatives to close the remaining vaccine gap in the country.
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