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Vicksburg Warren School District’s quarantine policy explained

The Vicksburg Warren School District will be adhering to the current Center for Disease Control and Mississippi State Department of ...

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Shealy: No mask requirement for Vicksburg Warren School District, vaccines strongly encouraged.

The Vicksburg Warren School District Board of Trustees on Thursday announced updated COVID-19 policies for the upcoming school ...

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‘Absolutely worn out’: Spike in COVID-19 cases once again impacting Mississippi’s health care system

With the low coronavirus vaccination rate in Mississippi, the Delta variant is continuing to spread through the state ...

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COVID-19 hospitalizations up in Warren County, hospital not at capacity

Warren County’s coronavirus case numbers have increased in the last month, but so far, the intensive care unit ...

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Warren County Supervisors discuss vaccine requirements for county employees

Warren County employees could be required to wear a face mask or show proof of vaccination for COVID-19, ...

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Edney: 96% of physicians vaccinated for COVID and Mississippians should be, too

It has only been a few months since the state saw the deadliest month for COVID-19, when more ...

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Warren County schools planning to follow state guidelines regarding Delta variant

The clock is ticking — the start of a new school year is fast approaching, and schools in Warren ...

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Kent: $3 million health literacy grant to tackle Delta variant spread

The COVID-19 Delta variant is surging and the number of cases in Mississippi and Warren County is escalating, ...

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Vicksburg part of $3 million health care initiative from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health

Jackson State University, the city of Vicksburg and Jackson-Hinds Comprehensive Health have received a $3 million grant from ...

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Mississippi State Department of Health: Vulnerable must avoid mass indoor gatherings

By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON — The Mississippi Department of Health on Friday advised people ...

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Vicksburg pediatricians not hesitant to offer vaccine, but overcoming hurdles

Children 12-years-old and up are eligible and encouraged to get the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine by the CDC, even ...

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No Delta Variant COVID cases reported in Warren County

As of Tuesday, there are no reported cases of the COVID-19 Delta variant in Warren County, according to ...

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Catholic, Episcopal bishops relax COVID-19 restrictions

As the number of cases of COVID-19 decline in Mississippi and other areas, the leaders of Mississippi’s Catholic ...

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CDC: Fully vaccinated people can largely ditch masks indoors

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a move to send the country back toward pre-pandemic life, the Centers for Disease ...

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City to lift COVID-19 restrictions, mask mandate Friday

Mayor George Flaggs Jr. said he would lift the remaining restrictions under the city’s COVID-19 emergency order including ...

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County’s mask mandate, COVID-19 orders will be allowed to expire Monday

The Warren County Board of Supervisors on Monday said the county’s existing COVID-19 emergency orders will likely be ...

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CDC: Many Americans can now go outside without a mask

NEW YORK (AP) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention eased its guidelines Tuesday on the wearing ...

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Drop in people seeking COVID-19 vaccine worries local officials

In January, access to the COVID-19 vaccine was limited to those of a particular age and underlying health ...

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Schools report just one new COVID-19 case from last week

For the first time since late February, the Vicksburg Warren School District has confirmed a case of COVID-19 ...

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COVID-19 restrictions on bars, restaurants may be eased soon

Pending a rise in the number of COVID-19 cases over the next two weeks, Mayor George Flaggs could ...

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Nearly a quarter of Warren County residents now fully vaccinated

As COVID-19 cases in Warren County and the state experience a slight surge, the number of residents receiving ...

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COVID-19 cases in Warren County see slight surge

The past seven days have seen an uptick in the number of new COVID-19 cases in Warren County, ...

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State Health Officer: No link between politics, vaccine hesitancy

JACKSON (AP) — Mississippi’s top health official said he does not think political party affiliation has an impact ...

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One-third of Warren County residents have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine

Warren County reached a milestone Tuesday as the state reported one-third of the county’s residents have received at ...

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Vicksburg, Warren County COVID-19 numbers fall to levels not seen since May

Not since May has Warren County seen such low numbers of COVID-19 cases. With the report of no ...

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County COVID-19 activity falls to September levels as vaccinations climb

Nearly one-third of Warren County residents have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, health officials ...

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Man wanted on multiple felonies, also charged with violating COVID-19 quarantine order

The arrest of J’Shon Ross, a man wanted on felony warrants for a gun-related incident in April and ...

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State health officials: More than half a million people fully vaccinated

JACKSON (AP) — The state of Mississippi has now administered 1.32 million doses of the coronavirus vaccine to ...

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