Mississippi State Health Officer Thomas Dobbs is warning that a strong uptick in COVID-19 tests could be a sign of coming case transmission. But emerging data on antiviral treatments for COVID-19 are promising.
The City of Jackson is making efforts to stabilize the Jackson Zoo, which has Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ accreditation and is looking forward to getting The Zoological Association of America’s accreditation.
In a court filing, the Biden administration is warning that the Mississippi-backed lawsuit asking courts to block enforcement of the president’s employer COVID-19 vaccine mandate “would likely cost dozens or even hundreds of lives per day.”
Mississippi children aged 5-11 are now eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine, expanding full access to vaccination to the widest range of Mississippians in the pandemic. As of Monday, state health departments across the Magnolia State are delivering free shots of the Pfizer mRNA vaccine to school-aged children. Parents looking to vaccinate their children against COVID-19 should sign up at the Mississippi State Department of Health’s scheduling website or speak to their primary care providers to schedule a dose elsewhere.
A group of Mississippi plaintiffs hoping to revive Mississippi’s citizen-led ballot initiative process took their case to federal court today.
One thousand white flags lined a park in downtown Jackson Tuesday, one for every 10 Mississippians who lost their lives to coronavirus. Behind them, the governor’s mansion loomed, only a street away. Before them, an interfaith gathering of Mississippi religious leaders joined together to mourn more than 10,000 individuals across the state who have died from COVID-19.
A federal judge ordered the City of Horn Lake to pursue a private settlement to allow the Abraham House of God to obtain permits to build a mosque, which the city originally blocked from moving forward in spring 2021.
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves is ordering state agencies to support an upcoming lawsuit aimed at undoing President Joe Biden’s federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates. A lawsuit could come by week’s end, he said Tuesday.
Adult Mississippians vaccinated with the Moderna or Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine are now eligible for booster doses at county health department locations across the state, following Food and Drug Administration emergency authorization attesting that the booster doses are safe and effective.
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