MSDH confirms 3,255 new COVID-19 cases in weekly report
On Tuesday, the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) confirmed 3,255 new COVID-19 cases in its weekly report as cases are on the rise. The seven-day update brings the state’s…
Health officials encouraging everyone to get vaccinated against both COVID-19 and flu
With flu activity recently at a 13-year high and COVID-19 cases rising across the state, Mississippi health officials are encouraging people to get vaccinated against both viruses. State epidemiologist Dr.…
MSDH confirms 3,379 new COVID-19 cases in weekly report
On Tuesday, the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) saw an uptick in COVID-19 cases in its weekly report, confirming 3,379 new ones. The seven-day update brings the state’s total…
Hyde-Smith calls for vote on ending military COVID-19 vaccine mandate
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., has joined 13 other U.S. Senators in threatening to oppose the FY2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) due to COVID-19 vaccination requirements for members of…
MSDH confirms 1,834 new COVID-19 cases in weekly report
On Tuesday, the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) confirmed 1,834 new cases of COVID-19. The seven-day update brings the state’s total number of recorded cases since the onset of…
MSDH confirms 1,044 new COVID-19 cases in weekly report
On Tuesday, the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) confirmed 1,044 new cases of COVID-19. The seven-day update brings the state’s total number of recorded cases since the onset of…
MSDH confirms 1,369 new COVID-19 cases in weekly report
On Wednesday, the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) confirmed 1,369 new cases of COVID-19. The seven-day update brings the state’s total number of recorded cases since the onset of…
MSDH confirms 1,336 new COVID-19 cases in weekly report
On Tuesday, the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) confirmed 1,336 new cases of COVID-19. The seven-day update brings the state’s total number of recorded cases since the onset of…
Bivalent COVID-19 boosters now available for children at MSDH county health clinics
Beginning Wednesday, appointments for the new bivalent COVID-19 booster shot are available for children ages five and older at all Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) county health department clinics.…
Hosemann reminds Mississippians that schoolchildren won’t be required to get COVID-19 vaccine
On Thursday, an advisory committee to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) voted in favor of adding the COVID-19 vaccine to the recommended immunization schedule for children and…
FDA authorizes updated COVID-19 boosters for children as young as 5 years old
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has amended the emergency use authorizations of the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine bivalents to authorize their use as a single booster dose in…
MSDH reports 1,359 new COVID-19 cases in weekly report
On Tuesday, the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) confirmed 1,359 new cases of COVID-19. The seven-day update brings the state’s total number of recorded cases since the onset of…
