MSDH warns against use of animal doses of Ivermectin as COVID-19 treatment
The Mississippi State Department of Health is issuing a warning against the misuse of Ivermectin—a drug often used to treat or prevent parasites in animals...
Category : COVID-19
Special session unlikely as hospitals face capacity & staffing issues
Throughout the latest wave of the pandemic, hospitals in Mississippi have become increasingly strained due to a surge in admissions and well-documented staffing issues. Capacity...
SBE allows schools to use hybrid schedule to slow spread of COVID-19
The Mississippi State Board of Education has adopted a new policy as COVID-19 cases spread in schools across the state. To combat the spread of...
Desperation in MS Hospitals: Speaker Gunn said, “I had to see it for myself.”
by Andi Davis
Desperation. That’s the word to describe what hospitals across the state are feeling as the number of COVID-19 patients continue to pour in their doors....
Saints reverse course, will offer refunds
The New Orleans Saints are reversing course, and will allow refunds for ticket holders. They issued a statement today saying they’ve received less than 120...
Mississippi Senator Roger Wicker tests positive for COVID-19
Mississippi Senator Roger Wicker has tested positive for COVID-19. A statement issued by Wicker’s Communications Director Phillip Waller explains that the senator got tested after...
Children’s of Mississippi reports highest number of COVID patients to date
Photo courtesy of Children’s of Hospital (Twitter) In the midst of the latest wave of the pandemic, more children are being admitted to hospitals across...
Mississippi’s fourth wave “continuing to worsen” as peaks persist
The fourth wave of the pandemic shows no signs of slowing down in Mississippi with this morning’s report of over 4,000 new cases and with...
Mississippi lawmakers consider special session on pandemic
There are rumblings about the possibility of a special session to deal with the pandemic. Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann said last week he’d spoken with...
Data shows 20,000 Mississippi students currently quarantined
New data from the Mississippi State Department of Health shows that COVID-19 cases and subsequent quarantines have drastically risen through the first few weeks of...