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All Mississippians eligible for COVID-19 vaccine starting March 16

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On Mon, 03/15/2021 - 02:41 PM

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, READ MORE > 251 Reads
On Wed, 04/14/2021 - 10:07 AM

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, READ MORE > 310 Reads
On Tue, 04/13/2021 - 10:21 AM

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, READ MORE > 22,278 Reads
On Fri, 04/09/2021 - 04:13 PM

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, READ MORE > 2,280 Reads
On Wed, 04/07/2021 - 04:51 PM

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, READ MORE > 1,962 Reads
On Tue, 04/06/2021 - 02:41 PM

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, READ MORE > 25,264 Reads
On Thu, 04/01/2021 - 01:35 PM

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, READ MORE > 2,765 Reads
On Mon, 03/29/2021 - 09:35 AM

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, READ MORE > 653 Reads
On Fri, 03/26/2021 - 09:27 AM

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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One million doses in, challenges ahead for COVID-19 vaccinations in Mississippi

By Will Stribling - Mississippi Today, READ MORE > 2,214 Reads
On Tue, 03/23/2021 - 04:59 PM

One million doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Mississippi, Gov. Tate Reeves announced during a Monday press conference.

While that figure signals the progress that has been made in vaccination efforts across Mississippi, the state faces hurdles to radically increasing the vaccinated population.

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