We Clergy Agree: Expansion of Medicaid More Urgent Than Ever in Mississippi
During this last week, the clergy have been engaging their congregants and have launched an email and call blitz to legislative leadership and legislators. Working Together Mississippi is also currently conducting a Civic Academy Campaign where more than 1,000 leaders will be trained on the critical issues of personal, communal and economic health that are at stake in the current health-care debate.
MSDH Detects First Case of South African B1351 Variant In Mississippi
Mississippi has its first confirmed case of the B1351 variant of COVID-19, which has shown strong antibody resistance and likely circumvents the immunity gained after natural infections. The new strain, sequenced in a patient in Harrison County this week, is popularly known as the South African variant. Health leadership explained that, compared to the standard […]
Charity Rescues Animals from Oxford Shelter After Closure; Fosters Return to Empty Shelter
All of the dogs transported from the Oxford animal shelter, after the nonprofit Mississippi Critterz vacated after charged of neglect and dangerous conditions, were suffering from a giardia infection often found in hoarding or neglect situations.
