The Mississippi State Department of Health has moved the COVID-19 vaccination site from the Harrison County Health Department to the Mississippi Coast Coliseum and Convention Center in Biloxi.
Staff Writer
CADIZ Harrison County is hoping to begin inoculations of the COVID-19 vaccine for Phase 1B sometime next week.
The Harrison County Health Department along with the Harrison County Emergency Management Agency provided an update regarding Phase 1B of the COVID-19 vaccination during Wednesday’s board of commissioners meeting.
Garen Rhome, administrator of the county’s health department, said the agency should receive delivery of its next round of vaccines early next week although the amount it will receive is unknown. Only a limited supply of the vaccine will be allocated to the county based on its population and targeted populations, he said.
Staff Writer
CADIZ The coronavirus claimed the lives of two more Harrison County residents this week, bringing the number of county residents who have died after contracting the virus to 16.
The Harrison County Health Department reported the deaths of a person in their 70s and one individual in their 80s on Monday evening.
“We send our deepest condolences to the friends and family of these individuals. To respect privacy, no other identifiable information will be released,” the department stated.
Garen Rhome said the individuals were not associated with any of the county’s long-term care facilities.
The county continues to receive notification of multiple new cases each day, Rhome said.
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Jan. 8 Gov. Tate Reeves acknowledged the slow vaccine rollout in Mississippi on Friday and said the state will speed up delivery as elderly residents clamor for shots.
Reeves wrote in a series of tweets Friday afternoon: When we have a problem in Mississippi, my goal is always the same: be honest about it. Try to fix it, not hide it. Keep you up to date.
The state is receiving $171.3 million in COVID-19 support from the federal government, with $26.8 million earmarked for shots now being offered to those 75 and older, with 65+ residents next in line.