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117 new COVID-19 cases in Mississippi

The state of Mississippi reported 117 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday according to the Mississippi State Department of Health. Lafayette County only reported one new case. Lafayette County also reported four

April 12, 2021

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University opens COVID-19 vaccine availability to entire UM community

The University of Mississippi announced on Friday that additional coronavirus vaccine doses would be available on campus this week, and appointments are open to the entire UM community — faculty, staff, undergraduate

March 22, 2021

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The vaccinated: Students detail their Pfizer and Moderna side effects

One year ago, a University of Mississippi student self-reported the first case of COVID-19 among UM students, faculty and staff. Since March 16, 2020, the Oxford campus community has amassed 1,288 aggregate

March 18, 2021

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UM begins vaccinating students, employees

At approximately 12:30 p.m. today, University of Mississippi pharmacy students and doctors officially began administering the COVID-19 vaccine in the Tad C. Smith Coliseum. The first person to receive a dose was

March 12, 2021

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University to begin administering vaccines on Friday

Vaccines will be available on campus beginning Friday, March 12, to people who work on campus, according to an email from Provost Noel Wilkin. Currently, only the Pfizer vaccine is available and

March 10, 2021

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