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State health department officials announced Thursday during a news conference that children between the ages of 12 and 15 can sign up to get the Pfizer vaccine to protect against COVID-19 starting at 6 p.m.
The decision comes one day after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention greenlighted Pfizer s emergency use for them. We know that we ve had thousands and thousands of infections in this age group, State Health Officer Thomas Dobbs said during the Thursday news conference. The evidence shows this vaccine is safe and effective.
Jim Craig, senior deputy and director of health protection, listed several drive-thru, walk-in and pop-up Pfizer sites available to people 12 and older seeking the vaccine. A parent must accompany their child and sign a consent form before their child receives the shot, Craig said.
Experts: Diet culture and mental health may have connection Officials with Hattiesburg Clinic Psychology & Counseling discuss link between diet culture and mental health. (Source: WDAM) By Caroline Wood | April 20, 2021 at 4:57 PM CDT - Updated April 21 at 7:05 AM
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - According to health experts with Hattiesburg Clinic, diet culture is a set of beliefs valuing weight, shape, appearance and size above health.
We’re told people suffering from eating disorders may be more vulnerable to the effects of diet culture.
“I think messages about dieting cause people to feel pressure again to lose weight or to look a certain way or have a certain body type in order to be accepted,” said Krystal Draughn, with Hattiesburg Clinic Psychology & Counseling. “People with eating disorders are sort of predisposed to listening to those messages. They then, in turn, practice eating disorder behaviors. The messages themselves don’t really cause eating disorders,