By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A spokeswoman says the Mississippi Health Department is rewriting a "confusing" script that employees and contractors read to people scheduling COVID-19 vaccination appointments by phone. The change comes after a professor said…
Governor Tate Reeves announced Mississippi has given one million COVID-19 vaccine shots. Singing River Health System is excited to be a small part of the state hitting that milestone. Singing River has been able to administer over…
Governor Tate Reeves has announced some exciting news today that Mississippi has administered one million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. Approximately 365,000 Mississippians have been fully vaccinated with 650 to 700,000 Mississippians getting at least one shot…
By LEAH WILLINGHAM JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The South African coronavirus variant has been discovered in a Mississippi resident for the first time. State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs said a resident of Harrison County on the Mississippi Coast contracted the strain, which is…
The Mississippi State Department of Health has reported 392 new COVID-19 cases and seven new deaths. The statewide total stands at 302,316 cases and 6,945 deaths. Here’s a look at the cases by county in our area: Hancock County has…
Spring allergy season is in full bloom here in South Mississippi as evidenced by all the yellow pollen likely coating your vehicle right now. Did you know allergy symptoms and COVID-19 symptoms have quite a few similarities?…
Keesler Medical Center is committed to quickly and safely vaccinating as many eligible military personnel and their families as possible. In just four months Keesler Air Force Base has put over 10,000 Pfizer COVID vaccines into the…
Southeastern Grocers, Inc. (SEG), parent company and home of Fresco y Más, Harveys Supermarket and Winn-Dixie grocery stores, in partnership with the Mississippi State Department of Health (FDOH), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for…
CVS Health will begin to administer COVID-19 vaccines on Sunday, March 21st to eligible populations at select CVS Pharmacy locations in Mississippi. Seven locations will be administering vaccines in six counties: Jackson, Pontotoc, Hinds, Rankin, Madison, and…
The Mississippi State Department of Health has reported 322 new COVID-19 cases and two new deaths. The statewide total stands at 301,924 cases and 6,938 deaths. Here’s a look at the cases by county in our area:…
The official start of spring is still a few days away, but the spring allergy season here in South Mississippi is already in full swing. Spring is in the air and so is the pollen. Mark Murray…
The Mississippi State Department of Health has reported 352 new COVID-19 cases and seven new deaths. The statewide total stands at 301,602 cases and 6,936 deaths. Here’s a look at the cases by county in our area:…
In honor of National Nutrition Month, News 25 reached out to ‘Let’s Go! Gulf Coast,’ an organization striving to educate local communities on how to achieve optimal health. For tips on improving your nutrition they encourage setting…
The Mississippi State Department of Health has reported 369 new COVID-19 cases and 27 new deaths. The statewide total stands at 301,250 cases and 6,929 deaths. Here’s a look at the cases by county in our area:…
COVID grounded planes, travel plans, and the airline industry for a while, but passengers once again are taking to the friendly skies and at a record rate in nearly a year. TSA officers screened the highest number…
The Mississippi State Department of Health has reported 101 new COVID-19 cases and two new deaths including one in Pearl River County. The statewide total stands at 300,881 cases and 6,903 deaths. Here’s a look at the…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — All Mississippi residents will be eligible for the coronavirus vaccine starting Tuesday, Gov. Tate Reeves said. “Starting tomorrow, ALL new appointments will be open to ALL Mississippians,” Reeves tweeted Monday. “Get your shot friends - and…
The Scarlett Pearl Casino Resort is offering extra cash to each employee who receives the COVID vaccination. Scarlet Pearl has teamed up with Memorial Hospital to administer vaccinations to their employees. Scarlet Pearl received 100 Johnson and…
Memorial Hospital is accepting appointments for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to be administered on Tuesday, March 16th from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Lyman Community Center in Gulfport. People age 50 years and older, anyone 18 to 49…
The Mississippi State Department of Health has reported 763 new COVID-19 cases and 19 new deaths including one in Harrison County. The statewide total stands at 299,887 cases and 6,883 deaths Here’s a look at the cases by county in…
In Gulfport earlier this afternoon, Governor Tate Reeves reflected on Mississippi’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, a year to the day after the first case was reported in the state. The governor says it’s been a long…
With three options for the COVID-19 vaccination, many want to know exactly what the difference is in each of them. The Moderna and Pfizer vaccinations are both two dose vaccines requiring a priming dose followed by a booster dose. The…
The Mississippi State Department of Health has reported 679 new COVID-19 cases and 19 new deaths including one in Harrison County. The statewide total stands at 299,124 cases and 6,864 deaths. Here’s a look at the cases…
More and more people on the Mississippi Gulf Coast are receiving their COVID-19 vaccine shot. Vaccine distribution continued in Gulfport today at the Isaiah Fredericks Center. Hundreds of first dose Pfizer shots were administered by Memorial staff…