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Mississippi National Guard members serving on COVID-19 front lines vaccinated Share Updated: 6:32 PM CST Dec 23, 2020 Shaleeka Powell SOURCE: WAPT Share Updated: 6:32 PM CST Dec 23, 2020 Shaleeka Powell Members of the Mississippi National Guard received the COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday. The service members who were vaccinated are serving as first responders administering COVID-19 testing at the Mississippi State Department of Health drive-thru sites around the state.Mississippi is one of 16 states identified by the Department of Defense to receive the Moderna vaccine from the DOD s distribution allotment during the initial distribution, Guard officials said. Military first responders and health care workers are among those receiving the vaccine during the first phase of the nationwide rollout.More than 1,000 soldiers and airmen from the Mississippi National Guard are serving as first responders against CO