COVID-19 caused many families to skip their traditional Thanksgiving celebrations last year. And while many are anxious to get the family back to the dinner table, others say it's still too soon.
We talk to the Mississippi's leading health official Dr. Thomas Dobbs about where the fight against COVID-19 stands now, and his concerns going forward.
Christmas is coming early for Gautier Middle School student Anna Claire Loris. The 12-year-old’s savings account now has an extra $10,000, thanks to a decision to get vaccinated from COVID-19.
Gulf Coast Against Mandates has called for a rally for health care workers on December 4, two days before workers nationwide would have to get their first COVID shots in order to be fully vaccinated by the January deadline.
Republican Gov. Tate Reeves let the order expire at 11:59 p.m. Saturday. Reeves said earlier this month he would let it run out, citing increased coronavirus vaccine numbers and declining hospitalizations related to the pandemic.
Holding signs that say “Let their smiles show” and “Unmask me,” parents and students gathered before the meeting to protest the district’s mask mandate.
In a letter signed by President and CEO of Huntington Ingalls Industries Mike Petters dated Nov. 16, employees were told that the deadline for vaccination has been suspended except for specific contracts that require it.
Shortly after the mask mandate ban was signed into law by Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, a lawsuit was filed against Lee and his education secretary Penny Schwinn.
As children between the ages of 5 and 11 are beginning to receive COVID-19 vaccinations, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy released Tuesday a guide for addressing health misinformation.
Pfizer said it will ask the FDA and international regulators to authorize its pill as soon as possible, after independent experts recommended halting the company’s study based on the strength of its results. Once Pfizer applies, the FDA could make a decision within weeks or months.
Nearly 98% of the over-65 population has received at least one COVID-19 shot and more than 25% of them have gotten boosters, just weeks after they were authorized.
A Wednesday demonstration outside of Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula brought out those against federal vaccine mandates, who say those shot requirements are forcing workers to choose between their health and their careers.
Gov. Tate Reeves turned to social media Tuesday with a promise, “I expect that we will have a lawsuit filed against the Biden administration by the end of the week to stop this ridiculous overreach.”
