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Q&A with CDC director Rochelle Walensky
CDC Director Rochelle Walensky recently sat down with reporters to discuss the COVID-19 pandemic at the national level and in Mississippi.
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Mississippi pro-choice activists prepare for an America without Roe v. Wade
Abortion-rights activists in Mississippi are troubled by the U.S. Supreme Court decision that allowed a Texas law that bans abortions after six weeks of pregnancy to go into effect last week, but they are not surprised.
Gulf Coast hospitals, already overwhelmed with COVID, prep for Hurricane Ida
Mississippi Gulf Coast hospitals, overrun with COVID-19 patients and understaffed to handle the growing health care crisis, are preparing for another potential disaster: Hurricane Ida.
FDA grants full approval to Pfizer-BioNTech COVID vaccine
The FDA granted full approval to the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for people 16 and up. The decision will likely inspire new vaccination requirements from private businesses in Mississippi.
Nursing shortage leads MSDH to authorize paramedics and EMTs to care for patients at hospitals
MSDH now permits certified paramedics, regular and advanced emergency medical technicians to care for patients in any part of a Mississippi hospital.
MEMA calls on feds and private companies for desperately needed medical staff
More than 2,000 medical professionals have left Mississippi over the past year. MEMA is evaluating bids from private contractors to provide the state with desperately needed medical staff.
Photo gallery: UMMC field hospital
A photo gallery of the field hospital being set up in the UMMC parking garage to serve coronavirus patients.
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