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The Pfizer vaccine used during a free COVID19 vaccination event held at New Horizon Church International in partnership with the Mississippi State Department of Health, Wednesday, August 4, 2021 in Jackson. Both the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines were available to those 12 years of age and older. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

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FDA grants full approval to Pfizer-BioNTech COVID vaccine
By WILL STRIBLING - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Tue,08/24/21-10:00AM , 372 Reads 10,963 Statewide
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted full approval to Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine for people 16 and older on Monday, making it the first of the three vaccines being administered in the United States to move beyond emergency use authorization.
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Federal employees made up of doctors, nurses, respiratory therapists and paramedics sent to staff the field hospital at UMMC set up equipment in the basement of Parking Garage B, Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021 in Jackson. UMMC needed the help because of a lack of resources during a recent surge in coronavirus cases. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

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MEMA to deploy 1,100 contract healthcare workers over next two months
By WILL STRIBLING - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Fri,08/20/21-4:36PM , 273 Reads 9,521 Statewide
The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) and Mississippi Department of Health (MSDH) plan to have the first groups of contract medical workers in hospitals across the state early next week.
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An Elmendorf's ambulances sits outside of the emergency entrance. Credit: U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Christopher Gross

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Nursing shortage leads MSDH to authorize paramedics and EMTs to care for patients at hospitals
By WILL STRIBLING - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Thu,08/19/21-1:12PM , 751 Reads 19,420 Statewide
To help hospitals wade through the current staffing crisis amid a fourth wave of COVID-19 infections that is stripping the state’s healthcare system down for parts, the Mississippi Department of Health issued an order on Wednesday that permits certified paramedics, as well as regular and advanced emergency medical technicians to care for patient
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A free COVID-19 vaccination event was held at New Horizon Church International in partnership with the Mississippi State Department of Health, Wednesday, August 4, 2021 in Jackson. Both the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines were available to those 12 years of age and older. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

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COVID vaccines up 107% in past month as delta variant ravages Mississippi
By WILL STRIBLING - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Wed,08/11/21-11:30AM , 386 Reads 9,801 Statewide
As the COVID-19 delta variant has given Mississippi the third highest infection rate in the nation, and the state’s hospitals remain completely overwhelmed with patients, there is at least one bright spot: The state’s vaccination rate has shot up for four straight weeks, increasing 107% over the past month.
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