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Lafayette County meets and exceeds 50% fully vaccinated

As new daily COVID-19 cases fall, vaccination rates continue to rise in Lafayette County. Last week, the county reached a celebratory milestone of 50% of the population being fully vaccinated. The milestone

October 18, 2021

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Sports are uniting UM despite our COVID-19 barriers

When COVID-19 first hit the US in early 2020, colleges and universities across the nation were forced to close, and with their closing came isolation between students. Even when some universities reopened

October 13, 2021

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IHL, who do you serve?

Amending their previous suggestion, the Mississippi Institutes of Higher Learning (IHL) voted to prohibit public colleges and universities from mandating the COVID-19 vaccine as a condition for employment or enrollment, excluding medical

September 29, 2021

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Declaration of Independence Center hosts talk on constitutionality of vaccine mandates

The Declaration of Independence Center for the Study of American Freedom hosted their first event of the year. The DOIC hosted Aaron Rice, the director of the Mississippi Justice Institute, in a

September 28, 2021

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Secondary on campus testing returns to UM

The university has announced the return of a second COVID-19 testing center. Students, faculty and staff are eligible to receive testing weekly Monday through Friday from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Testing

September 27, 2021

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IHL prohibits MS universities from mandating vaccine

The Mississippi Institutes of Higher Learning quietly voted to prohibit all public colleges and universities from mandating the COVID-19 vaccine, with exceptions. In the meeting, which took place Friday, Sept. 17, the

September 23, 2021

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Mississippi IHL votes against vaccine mandates for universities

The Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning voted to ban all Mississippi universities from mandating the COVID-19 vaccine on Sept. 17. “Individual universities have been prohibited by the board from implementing a COVID-19

September 21, 2021

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Does COVID not spread the same at a football game?

With the rise of COVID-19 cases from the Delta variant and other new strains, the policies Ole Miss Athletics have implemented should be held under scrutiny. For instance, at football games fans

September 21, 2021

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COVID-19 vaccine waste is inevitable

There is an imbalance between the number of COVID-19 vaccines arriving in Mississippi and the number of people rolling up their sleeves and getting the shot. As a result, some vaccine doses

September 19, 2021

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Oxford faces at-home COVID-19 test shortage

In Oxford, CVS is currently out of stock of at-home COVID-19 tests in the store as well as online, and Walmart, which was previously out of stock, has a limited inventory available.

September 19, 2021

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