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Vaccine-resistant COVID-19 strain detected in Mississippi
By Will Stribling - Mississippi Today, READ MORE > 14,270 Reads
On Fri, 03/19/2021 - 03:50 PM

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, READ MORE > 1,998 Reads
On Fri, 03/19/2021 - 03:47 PM

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, READ MORE > 2,245 Reads
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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Mississippians ages 50+ now eligible for COVID-19 vaccine
By Will Stribling - Mississippi Today, READ MORE > 901 Reads
On Thu, 03/04/2021 - 01:49 PM

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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Secretary of State Watson faces criticism for saying ‘woke, uninformed’ college students shouldn’t vote
By Will Stribling - Mississippi Today, READ MORE > 9,626 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 > 1,049 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 > 631 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 > 4,326 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 > 776 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 > 468 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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