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Moderna vaccine should be in Mississippi next week By Anthony Warren | December 18, 2020 at 8:27 PM CST - Updated December 18 at 8:27 PM
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - State health officials said the next round of vaccinations could arrive in Mississippi early next week.
“I anticipate that it’s probably going to ship out on Sunday. And maybe Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, it will be directly shipped to several facilities in the state,” said State Epidemiologist Dr. Paul Byers.
“We anticipate getting several thousand doses out to hospitals next week.”
Byers and other state health leaders answered questions about COVID-19 at a Friday Zoom meeting hosted by the Mississippi State Medical Association.
The Republican governor held a party in the grounds of the Governor s Mansion Wednesday night
Guests were not wearing masks and there appeared to be little social distancing
Two days earlier Reeves encouraged Mississippians to wear face coverings and be extra cautious and mindful
Reeves defended his decision to plow ahead with his holiday plans this week after elected officials revealed they had received invites
He said he had invited family, friends and state officials to multiple parties, but he expects many will choose not to attend
He issued a new executive order Wednesday that restricts social gatherings statewide to 10 people indoors and 50 outdoors