By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi health officials say almost 1,000 hospital beds that could be used to treat patients during the latest surge of coronavirus in the state are unstaffed because of a…
JACKSON, MS – (Aug. 18, 2021) – Walmart is helping Mississippi residents stay healthy this flu season by making it easier than ever to get low-cost vaccinations in all Walmart pharmacies through walk-up and community flu shot clinics. The Centers for…
By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi has opened its second field hospital in days to treat a surge of coronavirus patients. The Christian charity relief group Samaritan’s Purse arrived in Mississippi and brought in…
By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration will require that nursing home staff are vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition for those facilities to continue receiving federal Medicare and Medicaid funding. Biden will announce the move…
By MATTHEW PERRONE and MIKE STOBBE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. health officials have announced plans to dispense COVID-19 booster shots to all Americans to shore up their protection amid the surging delta variant and evidence that the vaccines’…
The Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting today an additional 4,085 cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and 36 deaths. One of those deaths reported was in Harrison County. Two were reported from Jackson County. Twenty-six deaths occurred between July…
Today was move-in day at the MGCCC Perkinston Campus and unlike any other, free COVID vaccines were available to students and staff. With over 800…
For the COVID-19 vaccine to protect, it must active the immune system, but in many immunocompromised patients, the ability is weakened so a third dose can boost the immune…
Walmart announced Tuesday that stores in Lucedale and Pascagoula would be closed as of 2 p.m. for deep cleaning and restocking. The move is part of the a company plan to allow third-party specialists to deep clean in the stores…
Open to the public, anyone could walk into the MGCCC Jackson County Campus cafeteria to get their COVID vaccine today. Available on site were the…
‘ There’s not a shortage of beds, there’s an RN shortage.” That’s a comment from Singing River Health System CEO Lee Bond regarding the negative bed situation hospitals are facing…
By LEAH WILLINGHAM JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s only Level 1 trauma center is setting up a second emergency field hospital in a parking garage that will handle some of the sickest COVID-19 patients as the virus continues to ravage…
Thursday evening, Singing River Health System CEO Lee Bond released a message detailing the frontline healthcare shortage at Singing River, declaring it a state of emergency. Singing River Health System CEO…
A COVID-19 testing site has now reopened in the City of D’Iberville at the Kenny Fournier Multi-Purpose Building. The site was reopened due to the new spike in COVID-19…
On the heels of the record-breaking number of COVID-19 cases reported, Governor Tate Reeves and other state leaders held a COVID-19 press briefing today. Alongside State Health Officer…
The Mississippi State Department of Health on Friday is reporting 5,023 more cases of COVID-19 in the state, 31 deaths, and 166 ongoing outbreaks in long-term care facilities. State COVID-19 totals: 381,147 cases, 7,761 deaths, and 1,065,743 persons fully vaccinated.…
Misinformation has been an issue since the pandemic started so to help debunk some of the vaccine misinformation being spread Dr. Randy Roth spoke with students at Resurrection Catholic School about knowing…
Earlier today, local hospital leaders and state health officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs spoke to Coast businesses via zoom about the current COVID spike in our area.…
Mississippi is reporting its largest single-day total of new COVID-19 cases. Today, the Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting an additional 4,412 cases of COVID-19 in…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said Thursday that he is extending his state-of-emergency order that gives public health officials and other government leaders some flexibility in responding to the coronavirus pandemic. The Republican governor said he would…
Waveland is closing city hall to visitors unless they have an appointment, according to a notice posted on the city's Facebook page. "Starting today, August 12, 2021, City Hall will be limited to visitors and will require an appointment," the…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi reported its largest single-day total of new COVID-19 cases Thursday, far exceeding a record set only two days earlier and indicating more challenges in coming days for already-strained hospitals. The state Health Department reported 4,412 new cases…
Hospital beds are filing up with COVID patients more and more every day. Currently, Singing River Health System has 130 hospitalized COVID patients, 123 of which are unvaccinated.…
Since the beginning of the delta spike, there has been an all-time high in COVID cases amongst pregnant women. Memorial Hospital has been one of many locations in Mississippi to see…