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Where Wellness & Culture Connect Spreading the Word on Vaccine Distribution in Mississippi to Increase Black Numbers Mississippi vaccination numbers are improving, but the number of African Americans receiving the vaccine is not. As of Thursday, a total of 85,829 Mississippians have been vaccinated, 77,223 have received the first dose and 8,606 have received the second dose. A breakdown of that number by race, reveals only 15% of vaccinations have been Black people while 63% are white.   You M...

Fewer people in Black community getting COVID-19 vaccine in Mississippi State planning more vaccination sites Fewer people in Black community getting COVID-19 vaccine in Mississippi By Briseida Holguin | January 14, 2021 at 6:42 PM CST - Updated January 14 at 10:28 PM MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Vaccination numbers in Mississippi are improving, but the number of African Americans getting vaccinated is not. As of Thursday a total of 85,829 Mississippians have been vaccinated, 77,223 have receive...