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New vaccine shipment relieves distribution stall

Many Mississippians were left unable to schedule appointments to receive their first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine after thousands of requests flooded the system to arrange times for vaccination. On Monday, an

January 18, 2021

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MSDH offers free COVID-19 testing to students

College students, faculty and staff can now receive free COVID-19 testing from the Mississippi State Department of Health at county health departments throughout the state on scheduled days. The tests are administered

September 21, 2020

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Drive-thru testing coming to more locations in Mississippi

The University of Mississippi Medical Center and Mississippi State Health Department will continue testing for COVID-19 around the state today in Meridian. At the testing locations, people with symptoms for the virus

March 31, 2020

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