By LAURAN NEERGAARD New research suggests Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine can protect against a mutation found in the two more-contagious variants of the coronavirus that have erupted in Britain and South Africa. The study was preliminary and did not look at…
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and ZEKE MILLER WASHINGTON (AP) - President-elect Joe Biden will be taking a new direction to speed release of coronavirus vaccines when he assumes office Jan. 20. His office said Friday Biden would curtail the current practice…
More funding is coming to Mississippi to assist in the fight against the coronavirus. Mississippi Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith announced an award of almost $200M to Mississippi. It’s being provided by the Centers for Disease Control to support…
The Mississippi State Department of Health reports 2,175 new COVID-19 cases and 40 new deaths. The statewide total now stands at 233,665 cases and 5,101 deaths. Here are the numbers in our area: Hancock County has 2,290 cases and 57…
As the roll out begins for the COVID-19 vaccine, Gulf Coast residents 75 or older got in line at Jackson County Fairgrounds. Singing River set up a smooth drive-thru process, getting patients in and out in about…
Today, the Mississippi State Department of Health has reported 3,255 new COVID-19 cases and 48 new deaths. Currently the department’s website is offline due to technical problems, but MSDH says they’re working to get the website back…
Three weeks after becoming the first people on the Mississippi Gulf Coast to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, Singing River Health System frontline healthcare workers have now been fully vaccinated. In December, these Singing River Health System frontline…
Gulfport, MS - Beginning Wednesday, January 6, 2021, persons aged 75 years and older are eligible for the COVID-19 vaccination as the MS Department of Health moves into an additional phase of a tiered approach to inoculating the community. All healthcare…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Those ages 75 and older in Mississippi are now eligible to receive the coronavirus vaccine. Officials said residents can get vaccinated at 18 high-volume drive-through sites and at private clinics throughout the state. Appointments can be…
(WXXV) — The Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting an additional 2,791 cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and 38 deaths as of Wednesday morning. Four of the deaths were reported in Harrison County and two were reported in Pearl…
Coastal Family Health Center and the Salvation Army continue to help in the fight against COVID and the seasonal flu. Today, South Mississippians lined up to get flu vaccines at the Salvation Army Kroc Center in Biloxi.…
(WXXV) — The Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting an additional 1,767 cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and 91 deaths as of Tuesday morning. In the southernmost six counties of Mississippi, the numbers of COVID-19 cases were as follows:…
It’s time to put the Christmas cookies and champagne toasts behind us and honor those health and wellness New Year’s resolutions. It’s the first Monday of 2021 and there’s no time like the present to step up…
Vaccinations are here but they’re being distributed a little slower than expected. That’s what Governor Tate Reeves said this afternoon as he updates the state on where we stand with COVID-19. Governor Reeves believes the reason why…
JACKSON — Today, Governor Tate Reeves announced the decision to allow vulnerable Mississippians to have access sooner than expected to the COVID-19 vaccine. Next week, individuals 75 and older will have availability to the vaccine. The following week, Mississippians 65 and older will…
COVID vaccines have been in Mississippi for a couple of weeks now. According to the Mississippi State Department of Health, 20,003 people have been vaccinated. Starting today, vaccination sites open across the state. Vaccinations are still in…
The Mississippi State Department of Heath has reported 1,616 new COVID-19 cases and 13 new deaths. The statewide total stands at 223,677 cases and 4,884 deaths. Here’s a look at the cases by county in our area:…
The U.S. has surpassed 20 million coronavirus cases. As of yesterday, the U.S. had 20 million positive cases since tracking began in February with more than 345,000 deaths. The country crossed the 19 million case mark less…
Mississippi State Department of Health reports 2,575 new COVID-19 cases and 29 new deaths. The statewide total now stands at 218,386 confirmed cases and 4,816 deaths. Here’s a look at the numbers in our area: Hancock County now stands at…
The Mississippi State Department of Health has reported 2,756 new COVID-19 cases and 40 new deaths including one new death in Hancock, Harrison, and Pearl River counties and two new deaths in Jackson County. The statewide total…
There are over 1,300 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in hospitals and the Mississippi State Department of Health hopes that the vaccine will lower that number. Mississippi is currently still in phase one of vaccinations. 120,000 doses have…
The Mississippi State Department of Health has reported 3,023 new COVID-19 cases and 29 new deaths including one new death in George and Harrison counties. The statewide total stands at 213,055 confirmed cases and 4,747 deaths. Here’s…
Memorial Hospital is committed to stopping the spread of infection by operating the following convenient clinics for COVID-19 testing. There’s a new location at Kenny Fournier Multipurpose Building in D’Iberville open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m.…
Most of us are ready to turn the page on 2020, but as COVID-19 cases continue to surge across the country, the CDC has tips on how you can ring in the new year safely. The agency…