The Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System will host mass COVID-19 vaccination events at the Biloxi VA Medical Center in Biloxi, MS, and Joint Ambulatory Care Center in Pensacola, FL, on Saturday, February 27, 2021, from 8 a.m. to 4:30…
Who is next in line for the COVID-19 vaccine? Teachers and first responders step right up. Governor Tate Reeves announced the two groups are now eligible for the vaccination. Gulfport High teacher Beth Wilson says she was…
The Mississippi State Department of Health has reported 669 new COVID-19 cases and 28 new deaths including two in Harrison County and one in Pearl River County. The statewide total stands at 291,891 cases and 6,605 deaths.…
Earlier today, Memorial Hospital continued its vaccination distribution on the Coast in north Gulfport at the Lyman Community Center. The distribution, which went from 8:30 this morning until 3 this afternoon, was open to adults 65 and…
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…
Mississippi saw a steep decline in COVID-19 vaccinations last week as several drive-thru vaccination sites were closed because of freezing temperatures and icy roads. The State Department of Health said Monday that 32,540 vaccinations were given in…
The Mississippi State Department of Health has reported 348 new COVID-19 cases and 24 new deaths including two in Harrison County. The statewide total stands at 291,222 cases and 6,577 deaths. Here’s a look at the cases…
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…
Last week icy roads in our state caused a delay in COVID vaccine shipments. Singing River Health System worked to get second dose vaccines in arms. Vaccine allotments usually come in on Monday. Call lines open up…
The Mississippi State Department of Health reported 242 new COVID-19 cases and no new deaths. The statewide total stands at 290,874 cases and 6,553 deaths. Here’s a look at the cases by county in our area: Hancock…
The Mississippi State Department of Health reported 360 new COVID-19 cases and three new deaths with one new death in Harrison County. MSDH would like to note that COVID case reporting is likely to have been affected…
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…
The Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting 134 new COVID-19 cases and seven new deaths as of 3 p.m. yesterday with one new death in Stone County. MSDH has stated that they will have limited COVID-19…
Today at the Coast Coliseum, the National Guard planned to vaccinate 500 Mississippi residents with their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. COVID-19 appointments canceled Monday due to freezing weather have been rescheduled to this coming Saturday.…
The Mississippi State Department of Health has reported 684 new COVID-19 cases and 23 new deaths. The statewide total stands at 289,398 cases and 6,524 deaths. Here’s a look at the cases by county in our area:…
With Fat Tuesday coming to an end, the official start of Lent begins tomorrow on a day known as Ash Wednesday. Every year for the past six years, four or five pastors from different churches gather in…
All other COVID vaccine sites have been canceled due to cold and wet weather conditions. Today, the coliseum has scheduled over 900 COVID vaccine appointments, the highest number of vaccines at this location so far. Cars lined…
Authorities say all but one of the Mississippi State Department of Health vaccination sites will be closed today due to the winter storm that’s slamming the region. The agency says the one site that will remain open…
The Mississippi State Department of Health has reported 734 new COVID-19 cases and 37 new deaths, including one in Pearl River County. The statewide total stands at 288,714 cases and 6,501 deaths. Here’s a look at the…
Due to wet and icy weather conditions, Singing River’s Jackson County Fairgrounds COVID vaccine distributions have been put on standby for this week. Today, Singing River was going to open up their call lines so patients eligible…
The Mississippi State Department of Health has reported 544 new COVID-19 cases and two new deaths. The statewide total stands at 287,980 cases and 6,464 deaths Here’s a look at the cases by county in our area:…
JACKSON, Miss. – Today the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) confirms the first case of a COVID-19 variant strain in a Mississippi resident. A case of the B.1.1.7 UK variant strain of COVID-19 was confirmed during routine testing. No international…
The Mississippi State Department of Health has reported 984 new COVID-19 cases and 39 new deaths including one in Hancock County and one in Pearl River County. The statewide total stands at 285,684 cases and 6,429 deaths Here’s a look…
A milestone in the race to vaccinate Americans against the coronavirus. According to the latest numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than $10 million people in the United States have received two doses…