VIRUS TODAY: Deaths drop, but health experts urge vigilance
The Associated Press
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1of8FILE - In this March 10, 2021, file photo, people wait in line at the check-in area to enter the United Center mass COVID-19 vaccination site in Chicago. U.S. deaths from COVID-19 are falling again as the nation recovers from the devastating winter surge. Most forecasts predict coronavirus deaths will fall further in coming weeks, as more people are vaccinated.Shafkat Anowar/APShow MoreShow Less
2of8FILE - In this March 5, 2021, file photo, Dian Rana receives Pfizer s COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination site in Long Beach, Calif. U.S. deaths from COVID-19 are falling again as the nation recovers from the devastating winter surge. Most forecasts predict coronavirus deaths will fall further in coming weeks, as more people are vaccinated.Jae C. Hong/APShow MoreShow Less
COVID-19 vaccine gives shot at normalcy to Mississippians
CALEB MCCLUSKEY, Enterprise-Journal
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1of5Nurse practitioner Alisa Kelley gives a dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021, at the Angel Wings group home in Magnolia, Miss. (Matt Williamson /The Enterprise-Journal via AP)Matt Williamson/APShow MoreShow Less
2of5Vaccination record cards are seen at the Angel Wings group home in Magnolia, Miss., as residents and their families are vaccinated on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. (Matt Williamson/The Enterprise-Journal via AP)Matt Williamson/APShow MoreShow Less
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4of5Nurse Practitioner Alisa Kelley gives a dose of the Moderna vaccine at the Angel Wings group home in Magnolia, Miss., on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. (Matt Williamson /The Enterprise-Journal via AP)Matt Williamson/APShow MoreShow Less
We have had our first report a rabid animal in the area this year.
A person in the town of Middletown is undergoing post-exposure treatment, which involves four shots over two weeks, after being bitten by a rabid raccoon earlier this week.
Rabies, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is a viral disease of mammals most often transmitted through the bite of a rabid, most often wild, animal.
The rabies virus infects the central nervous system, causing disease in the brain that leads to death, killing nearly 60,000 people around the world each year.
Luckily, because of prevention measures, there are only a couple deaths each year in the United States.
More than 100 million Covid-19 vaccine doses have been administered across the US as of Friday, according to the latest data of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Over 133 million vaccine doses have been distributed across the country as of Friday, according to the CDC, Xinhua news agency reported. Currently, there are about 35 million Americans fully vaccinated while nearly 66 million have received at least one dose, CDC data show. US President Joe Biden announced on Thursday that he will direct all states, tribes, and territories to make all adult Americans eligible for Covid-19 vaccines by May 1. IANS int/pgh