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Edney: Staffing shortages the latest COVID-19 obstacle

The highly contagious Omicron variant of COVID-19 has infected thousands in Mississippi, and hospitals are feeling the effects. ...

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Vicksburg private schools close due to COVID-19

Both Porter’s Chapel Academy and Vicksburg Catholic Schools on Thursday announced temporary closures due to COVID-19. PCA Head ...

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Jackson-Hinds to expand testing, vaccinations

The Jackson-Hinds Comprehensive Health Center will provide drive-thru COVID-19 testing and vaccinations Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. ...

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Omicron takes hold: Vicksburg, state reporting shortage of monoclonal antibody treatments

It’s like a scratched record that keeps playing the same thing over and over — COVID 19. The ...

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Lt. Governor Hosemann Tests Positive for Covid-19, Currently Quarantining

JACKSON — Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann tested positive for COVID-19 Wednesday morning. He currently has no symptoms and ...

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Flaggs ‘concerned, but not alarmed’ by rise in COVID-19 cases in Vicksburg

Warren County has been identified by the Mississippi State Department of Health as a “hotspot” for COVID-19 as ...

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Warren County now considered COVID-19 hotspot amid case surge

COVID-19 cases are surging in Mississippi. “More than 2,000 new cases are being reported per day and are ...

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Mississippi reports first case of COVID-19 Omicron Variant

The Omicron variant of COVID-19 has officially arrived in Mississippi, according to the state health department. Originating in ...

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Mississippi State Department of Health expands eligibility for COVID-19 booster shots

Eligibility for COVID-19 booster shots has been expanded to all adults 18 and over, and appointments for boosters ...

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United Way of West Central Mississippi donates thousands of hand sanitizer bottles to local organizations

Clean hands mean less COVID-19. Therefore, in an effort to keep the Vicksburg community as well as other ...

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Parents react to Vicksburg Warren School District’s mask mandate decision

The Vicksburg Warren School District Board of Trustees was met with chanting, sign-waving protesters prior to Thursday’s meeting, ...

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Vicksburg Warren School Board votes to end mask mandate after holidays

Amid an audience of protesters inside the board room and outside, the Vicksburg Warren School District Board of ...

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Vicksburg Catholic Schools to make masks optional after Thanksgiving

Vicksburg Catholic Schools announced this week its intention to downgrade to “Level 1” for COVID-19 protocols following the ...

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COVID-19 vaccinations for children now available through University of Mississippi Medical Center

Children ages 5 to 11 can receive doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine through the University of Mississippi ...

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Child COVID vaccines available at county health departments beginning Monday

The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) will begin scheduling COVID-19 vaccinations for children 5 to 11 years ...

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Vicksburg pediatrician speaks on Pfizer vaccine, efficacy in children ages 5-11

Local pediatricians and doctors are gearing up to put shots in arms of young children after the U.S. ...

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Vicksburg Warren School District implements $1,000 employee vaccine incentive

A majority of employees in the Vicksburg Warren School District are now eligible for a monetary incentive if ...

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Warren County Supervisors modify mask mandate, extend to new year

The Warren County Board of Supervisors voted Monday to extend the county’s mask order to Jan. 4, 2022, ...

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Virtual learning ends, Vicksburg Warren School District continues mask mandate

Students in the Vicksburg Warren School District will be required to return to the classroom in-person beginning Nov. ...

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Warren County Board of Supervisors discuss ARPA funding proposals at Monday work session

The Warren County Board of Supervisors, during its work session on Monday, discussed initial proposals received for use ...

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Weekend rental assistance fair sees high attendance at Vicksburg Auditorium

More than 100 people seeking help with rent turned out at the Vicksburg Auditorium on Saturday for a ...

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Vicksburg’s mask mandate to expire Monday

Vicksburg Mayor George Flaggs Jr. said he is not extending the citywide mask mandate past Monday. Flaggs announced ...

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TrustCare and the City of Vicksburg Host Onsite Community Vaccine Event at Vicksburg Convention Center

TrustCare Health is partnering with the City of Vicksburg to organize an onsite Community Vaccine Event at the ...

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Warren County’s Youth Vaccination Day deemed a success

The Youth Vaccination Day event hosted by the Warren County Board of Supervisors, Vicksburg Warren School District, Warren ...

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Warren County Supervisors donate up to $25,000 for gift cards for Youth Vaccination Day

Vicksburg Warren School District has partnered with the Warren County Board of Supervisors, Warren County Emergency Management and ...

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Warren County residents meet at Merit Health to pray for COVID patients, medical workers

The 8 a.m. sky was gray and the sound of thunder rolled in the sky Saturday as a ...

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Information on COVID-19 Booster Shots from Vicksburg physician Dan Edney

As more information about COVID-19 booster shots becomes available, Dr. Dan Edney, a local physician and chief medical officer ...

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Youth Vaccination Day planned by Vicksburg Warren School District, Warren County organizations

In most cases, COVID-19 is not as harmful to young people as it is for adults. Where it ...

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