Getting Your Flu Shot: Health Dept. Offers Shots on Senior Day at the State Fair
JACKSON, Miss.–If you haven’t gotten your flu shot yet, the Mississippi Dept. of Health is offering the shot as part of Senior Day at the...
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All County Health Department Branches to Close Wednesday for a Half Day
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JACKSON, Miss.–If you use your county health department for any reason, you should be aware that all county health departments will close this Wednesday (tomorrow,...
More West Nile in Mississippi: Two People Have It So Far
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NATCHEZ, Miss.–There’s another person with West Nile virus in Mississippi. The Miss. Dept. of Health confirmed that in a news release Monday. That person is...
First Flu of the Season: Health Dept. Urges the Flu Shot After First Person Diagnosed
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JACKSON, Miss.–The first person to get the flu in Mississippi this flu season has been diagnosed, said the Miss. Dept. of Health. The department is...
West Nile in Mississippi: Three More People Have It This Week
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NESHOBA COUNTY, Miss.–Mississippi has some wonderful woods and waterways and when you combine the outdoors with people, sometimes it means disease. West Nile mosquitoes have...
Beware Travelers: Another Mississippian With Chikungunya
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JACKSON, Miss.–If you plan to go to Haiti or the Dominican Republic, you should know that you could get the chikungunya virus there. Another Mississippian...
Dept. of Health: Miss. Hospitals Commit to Not Delivering Babies Early, Electively
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JACKSON, Miss.–Babies continue to develop through the last weeks of pregnancy,says the Miss. Dept. of Health, and that agency says it has gotten 80 percent...
High Marks for Mississippi’s Preparedness from the CDC
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ATLANTA, Ga.–Your state might be better prepared to handle a public health emergency, according to an evaluation by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), a...
Former Professional License Man Kept Cash When Taking Your Money
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JACKSON, Miss.–It’s a year in prison for David Kweller, a former employee in the Professional Licensure Division of the Mississippi Department of Health. State Auditor Stacey...
West Nile in Miss.: Not As Many People Have it as We Thought
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JACKSON, Miss.–It was thought that 14 people in Mississippi had West Nile, with two deaths. It turns out that is no longer the case after...