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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 last Friday, with a total of 6077 since the COVID-19 pandemic started.
State officials are continuing to urge citizens to get vaccinated, despite drawbacks like the national call back of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine, and trends of COVID-19 cases continuing to rise in Mississippi.
“Trending up last week. The future is in our hands,” State Health Officer Thomas Dobbs said in a tweet. “Fight COVID – get vaccinated.”
The university also followed suit with the rest of the nation, and will no longer be issuing the Johnson and Johnson vaccine, according to an email sent out April 14. All appointments for the specific vaccine have been canceled, and the email encouraged those with any specific concerns to reach out to health officials either on or off-campus.
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Mississippi health officials: Fully vaccinated people account for 78 positive COVID-19 tests, 1 death Sarah Haselhorst, Mississippi Clarion Ledger
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Since being fully vaccinated, state health officials said 78 people in the state have tested positive for COVID-19. One person died. We knew we would see some because (the vaccine s) not 100% effective at preventing any illness, State Health Officer Thomas Dobbs said during a Tuesday media briefing. It s been fortunately an uncommon thing.
The Moderna vaccine is more than 90% effective against COVID-19 six months after the second dose is administered, according to the most recent study. Pfizer said its vaccine is 91.3% effective in preventing the coronavirus. While Johnson & Johnson has a lower effectiveness against COVID-19 at 66%, it s highly successful at preventing hospitalization and death in infecte
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