Pfizer seeking emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine in US
Friday’s step comes days after Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech announced its vaccine appears 95% protective in a large but not yet finished study.
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Moderna says its COVID-19 vaccine appears to be 94.5% effective in U.S. tests
By LAURAN NEERGAARD Associated Press For the second time this month, there’s promising news from a COVID-19 vaccine candidate: Moderna said Monday its shots provide strong protection, a dash of hope against the grim backdrop of coronavirus surges in the…
COVID-19 vaccine availability in Mississippi
A coronavirus vaccine could be available to healthcare workers and first responders in Mississippi as soon as next month. State Epidemiologist Dr. Paul Beyers said Mississippi has been tentatively approved to receive an initial round of 183,000…
Clinical trial for COVID-19 vaccine opening in Gulfport
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases is sponsoring a clinical trial for COVID-19 patients in Gulfport. The ACTIV-2 Outpatient Monoclonal Antibodies and Other Therapies Trial is open for enrollment. Its primary goal is to determine whether investigational agents…
Governor Tate Reeves discusses meeting about COVID vaccine
Following the report of the coronavirus case numbers being released, Governor Tate Reeves briefed Mississippians on the state of a vaccine. This week, Governor Tate Reeves spoke with Vice President Mike Pence along with others of the Trump Administration about…
New poll asks if Americans would get COVID-19 vaccine if available
A new poll suggests over half of Americans would not get a free COVID-19 vaccine if one comes out before Election Day. Researchers from the Kaiser Family Foundation polled nearly 1,200 adults. Over 60 percent were concerned that the FDA…
Biloxi-Gulfport area ranked #7 in U.S. for highest flu activity
Seasonal influenza activity in the United States continues to increase and has been elevated for six weeks now. The latest data from the Walgreens Flu Index shows that the Biloxi-Gulfport area is ranked #7 in the United States for highest…
HIV AIDS Vaccine Awareness Day
It’s been 30 years since the first report of the disease we know now as AIDS. Everyday scientists are still working hard toward the goal of a vaccine to prevent the HIV infection. May 18th is known as National HIV…
Flu Vaccine Proves Effective
Some good news this morning about this year's flu vaccine, The Centers for Disease Control say people who have gotten the vaccine are fifty nine percent less likely to get the flu than those who have not been vaccinated. That's…