COVID-19

All first responders now eligible for COVID-19 vaccine

Mississippi’s vaccine distribution rollout continues as teachers and all first responders are next in line to get the shot. For first responders who have continued their work on the front lines throughout the pandemic, the vaccine could…

Teachers, first responders to be eligible for vaccine Monday

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Gov. Tate Reeves has announced Mississippi teachers and first responders will be eligible to receive the coronavirus vaccine starting Monday. Vaccinations in Mississippi are currently available for people 65 and older, health care workers and those who are at least…

Traveling out of state to get a COVID vaccine

People are traveling across state lines to receive a COVID vaccine. These people are known as vaccine tourists. To get vaccinated with the Mississippi State Department of Health you must be a resident of Mississippi. However, to…

Coast Coliseum site administering 900 COVID-19 vaccines

Harrison County residents are going to the Mississippi Coast Coliseum as they are administering vaccinations to qualifying individuals. Only county residents that pre-registered may receive their vaccine dose and they must enter at gate three on Beauvoir…