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COVID-19 vaccine approved for use in younger children, Oxford children begin getting shots

Children aged 5-11 in Oxford are receiving the COVID-19 vaccine after the Food and Drug Administration authorized the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for emergency use in younger children. Previously, only those 12 years of

November 7, 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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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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Get vaccinated: either selfishly or for the common good

Welcome back to the Velvet Ditch, Rebs. For those of us who have attended the Flagship long enough to remember a pre-COVID-19 campus, this fall is the closest to a “normal” semester

September 8, 2021

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Faculty senate adopts a resolution on UM COVID-19 policies

The faculty senate voted late Tuesday evening to pass a resolution regarding the University of Mississippi COVID-19 policies. The resolution directly calls upon the university to initiate a vaccine mandate, and calls

September 8, 2021

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Opinion: Government and university are overstepping with COVID restrictions

The University of Mississippi, led by Chancellor Glenn Boyce, instituted a controversial mask mandate earlier this month after promising a return to normalcy for Ole Miss students. The City of Oxford followed

August 27, 2021

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FDA approves Comirnaty vaccine

The Food and Drug Administration officially approved the first COVID-19 vaccine on Aug. 23. Under the approval of the FDA, the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine will formally change its name to Comirnaty. Pfizer-BioNTech initially

August 24, 2021

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Researchers answer questions about COVID-19 vaccines in virtual town hall

A panel of researchers answered questions about the COVID-19 vaccine students from all eight Mississippi public universities submitted at a virtual town hall meeting Jackson State University coordinated and broadcasted on Facebook

April 27, 2021

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MSDH reports 157 new COVID-19 cases, no deaths

The Mississippi State Department of Health reported 157 new COVID-19 cases in the state and no deaths as of April 17 via their Twitter. Lafayette county has reported no new cases since

April 18, 2021

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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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