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Vaccine-resistant COVID-19 strain detected in Mississippi
By Will Stribling - Mississippi Today, 19,269 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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Vaccine-resistant COVID-19 strain detected in Mississippi
By Will Stribling - Mississippi Today, 868 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, 542 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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Mississippians ages 50+ now eligible for COVID-19 vaccine
By Will Stribling - Mississippi Today, 510 Reads

Gov. Tate Reeves announced on Thursday that eligibility for a COVID-19 vaccine is being expanded to include all Mississippians ages 50 years or older.

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COVID-19 continues downward trend in Mississippi, but new variants loom large
By Will Stribling - Mississippi Today, 1,635 Reads

The number of new COVID-19 infections, hospitalizations and deaths in Mississippi has continued the sharp decline seen since their peak in January. This is thanks to the rapid expansion of vaccination efforts across the state, though health officials continue to warn that this progress is threatened by the emergence of new variants. 

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Mississippi tells providers to halt use of Johnson & Johnson vaccine over rare blood clot
By Will Stribling - Mississippi Today, 124 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, 213 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, 9,411 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, 1,829 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, 290 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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On his Facebook post, Gov. Tate Reeves explained that Mississippians are now "encouraged" but not "… READ MORE

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Annie Lou Hopkins, 84, of Magee passed away Sunday, January 24, 2021, at St. Dominic Hospital in… READ MORE

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Judges in box on medical marijuana

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Prather and Boe to wed November 21

Vic and Angie Prather of Mendenhall, Miss., proudly announce the engagement and approaching… READ MORE

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