By LINDSEY TANNER and ANGIE WANG Associated Press The nation’s youngest children are getting their chance at vaccines for COVID-19. Shots began Monday at a few locations, though they were expected to ramp up after the Juneteenth federal holiday. The…
The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources will be accepting applications from seafood processors and processing vessels to recoup money spent in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The application process will run from July 1 to August 16 on the DMR…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is lifting its requirement that international travelers test negative for COVID-19 within a day before boarding a flight to the United States, ending one of the last remaining government mandates designed to contain the…
NEW YORK (AP) — Millions of COVID-19 vaccine doses have been ordered for small children in anticipation of possible federal authorization next week, White House officials say. The government allowed pharmacies and states to start placing orders last week, with…
GULFPORT, MS — June 9, 2022 — COVID-19 testing and next-generation healthcare delivery company Curative recently deployed a testing site in Gulfport. The site is located at 8405 HWY 49 and offers a simple testing option with results delivered directly 1-2 days upon receipt at Curative’s…
By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration says children under 5 may be able to get their first COVID-19 vaccination doses as soon as June 21, if federal regulators authorize shots for the age group as…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House on Thursday announced more steps to make the antiviral treatment Paxlovid more accessible across the U.S. as it projects COVID-19 infections will continue to spread over the summer travel season. The nation’s first federally backed test-to-treat site is…
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer U.S. regulators have authorized a COVID-19 vaccine booster for healthy children ages 5 to 11. Everyone 12 and older already was supposed to get one booster dose for the best protection against the newest…
LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization estimates that nearly 15 million people were killed either by coronavirus or by its impact on overwhelmed health systems during the first two years of the pandemic, more than double the current official…
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials on Tuesday restated their recommendation that Americans wear masks on planes, trains and buses, despite a court ruling last month that struck down a national mask mandate on public transportation. Americans age 2…
By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President Kamala Harris has tested positive for COVID-19, the White House says. It's a sharp new reminder of the persistence of the highly contagious virus even as the U.S. eases restrictions…
JACKSON, Miss. – Governor Tate Reeves today announced the signing of House Bill 1509, which bans public institutions and agencies from discriminating against individuals based on their COVID-19 vaccination status. “Throughout the pandemic, I’ve encouraged Mississippians to consult with their doctor,…
Starting today, appointments for second COVID-19 booster shots will be available through county health departments. Both Pfizer and Moderna second boosters are available. First, second, third, or…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — President Joe Biden’s requirement that all federal employees be vaccinated against COVID-19 was upheld Thursday by a federal appeals court. In a 2-1 ruling, a panel of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court and ordered dismissal…
Tomorrow Governor Reeves is set to sign a house bill that will ensure families of law enforcement and firefighters who died after contracting COVID-19 in the line of…
By DAVID RISING Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) - The death toll from COVID-19 has surpassed 6 million. The tragic number confirmed Monday is believed to be a vast undercount and shows that the pandemic in its third year is far…
Today MSDH is reporting an additional 448 cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and 15 deaths. Twelve of these deaths occurred between February 25 and February 28, and three additional deaths occurred between January 23 and February 24, identified from death…
Today MSDH is reporting an additional 577 cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and 24 deaths. Five of these deaths occurred between February 19 and February 23. An additional 19 deaths occurred between January 13 and February 20, identified from death…
Today MSDH is reporting an additional 1,190 cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and 46 deaths. Twenty-three of these deaths occurred between January 2 and February 17. An additional 23 deaths occurred between January 6 and February 11, identified from death…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Health Department reported Thursday that two more children have died from COVID-19. The department said both of the people who died were between 11 and 17 years old. Both were eligible for vaccination against…
Today MSDH is reporting an additional 587 cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and 18 deaths. Fifteen of these deaths occurred between February 10 and February 14. An additional three deaths occurred between January 23 and February 7, identified from death…
Today MSDH is reporting an additional 1,062 cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and 75 deaths. Twenty four of these deaths occurred between January 30 and February 15. An additional 51 deaths occurred between January 21 and February 12, identified from…
Today MSDH is reporting an additional 1,253 cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and 45 deaths. Thirty-four deaths occurred between February 9 and February 14, and eleven additional deaths occurred between December 30, 2021 and February 9, identified from death certificate…
Today is the first deadline for healthcare workers to prove they have at least one dose of the COVID vaccine. On January 13th, 2022, the U.S.…