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Vaccine-resistant COVID-19 strain detected in Mississippi

By Will Stribling - Mississippi Today, 1,931 Reads

A more infectious and vaccine-resistant variant strain of COVID-19 was detected in Mississippi on Friday. One person in Harrison County was found to be infected with the B.1.351 variant, which was discovered in South Africa in December and reached the United States in January.

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All Mississippians eligible for COVID-19 vaccine starting March 16

By Will Stribling - Mississippi Today, 1,349 Reads

All Mississippians will be eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine starting on March 16, Gov. Tate Reeves announced on Monday.

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Mississippi tells providers to halt use of Johnson & Johnson vaccine over rare blood clot

By Will Stribling - Mississippi Today, 377 Reads

COVID-19 vaccination efforts in the United States were slowed by an unexpected hurdle on Tuesday after federal health agencies recommended a pause in the use of Johnson & Joh

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This was the scene at an April 27 game at Dudy Noble Field when Mississippi State hosted Georgia in 2019. Credit: Kelly Donoho/Mississippi State athletics

NCAA threatens to pull Mississippi college baseball regionals, other championships over trans athletes law

By Will Stribling - Mississippi Today, 681 Reads

The National Collegiate Athletic Association Board of Governors said it may ban future championships — including college baseball and softball regionals — in Mississippi and other states that have passed legislation barring transgender athletes from competing on teams that align with their gender identity.

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Secretary of State Watson faces criticism for saying ‘woke, uninformed’ college students shouldn’t vote

By Will Stribling - Mississippi Today, 839 Reads

Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson has drawn criticism and national attention this week for comments made on WLOX-TV that the automatic voter registration provision of the federal For The People Act would lead to “woke” and “uninformed” college students voting.

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Election results: Who won 2021 Mississippi municipal primaries

By Will Stribling - Mississippi Today, 1,086 Reads

Primary elections for municipal offices — mayor, city council, and board of aldermen — were held across Mississippi on April 6.

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How Black community leaders put Mississippi on the path to vaccine equity

By Will Stribling - Mississippi Today, 941 Reads

As Mississippi’s rollout of COVID-19 vaccines began to ramp up in early 2021, a troubling truth was revealed about the shots being put into people’s arms across the state: Black Mississippians weren’t getting their fair share.

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‘We got totally screwed’: Dobbs explains why Mississippi trails others in COVID-19 vaccine rollout

By Will Stribling - Mississippi Today, 1,191 Reads

More than a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, the race to return to normalcy is a numbers game, contingent on vaccinating as many people as possible. And Mississippi is lagging behind.

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Gov. Tate Reeves disputes state’s COVID-19 vaccine data

By Will Stribling - Mississippi Today, 679 Reads

Gov. Tate Reeves, on national television on Friday, was confronted with two troubling statistics: Mississippi has fully vaccinated just 14% of the state’s residents and ranks 47th in the nation in administering the COVID-19 vaccines that the state has received.

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Immigrant agricultural workers sue Mississippi farm owner for visa fraud, unpaid wages

By Will Stribling - Mississippi Today, 680 Reads

Two South African immigrants are suing a Mississippi farmer over an alleged bait-and-switch scheme where they were recruited for falsely advertised agricultural jobs and then paid less than the fede

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