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Now is not the time to have mass gatherings, especially with people who are unvaccinated, Dobbs said. While the vaccines are effective in preventing serious illness and providing protection against COVID-19, repeated exposure to the virus in vaccinated people who are at high risk the elderly and immunocompromised is still a threat. It’s a bad moment right now, Dobbs said. Please, just be careful for the next couple of weeks. At this moment in time, we are at a deeply increased risk.”
Coupled with the Delta variant s spread, Mississippi s low vaccination rate poses a problem. For the past two weeks, Mississippi s fully vaccinated rate has stayed at 31%, the lowest among U.S. states. It trails behind the nation s average of 48%.
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As COVID-19 Delta variant cases multiply in Mississippi, state health officials said Tuesday they anticipate an increase in coronavirus cases and related deaths if more residents do not get vaccinated.
Federal health officials have warned of the Delta variant s high transmissibility rate along with its greater hospitalization risk. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention listed the Delta variant under its variants of concern on June 15. Variants with this designation are more easily spread, can cause serious illness and are more resistant to monoclonal antibody treatments used in certain COVID 19-positive patients to lessen the chance of severe outcomes.
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