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JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Doctors at the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) said handwashing, covering coughs and sneezes and staying home when sick are essential this winter in Mississippi. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Mississippi is listed among states as having "very high" rates of influenza-like illness for the weekend [...]
JACKSON, Miss. - The Mississippi State Department of Health on Thursday confirmed the state’s second pediatric death due to influenza for the 2023-2024 flu season. A pediatric death is defined
Two children have died from the flu this flu season in Mississippi, according to the Mississippi State Department of Health.
The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) will begin offering religious exemptions Monday, July 17, 2023, in addition to the existing medical exemption process in compliance with the federal court order entered in April 2023.
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Wednesday, Dr. Paul Byers looked back at his lengthy career with the Mississippi State Department of Health.