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As the roll out begins for the COVID-19 vaccine, Gulf Coast residents 75 or older got in line at Jackson County Fairgrounds. Singing River set up a smooth drive-thru process, getting patients in and out in about an hour. Micky Williams and his wife arrived at the Jackson County Fairgrounds, sleeves rolled high, ready for […]
Hundreds of seniors vaccinated at Singing River Health System drive thru vaccination site Hundreds of seniors vaccinated at Singing River Health System drive thru vaccination site By Desirae Duncan | January 7, 2021 at 4:05 PM CST - Updated January 7 at 6:59 PM JACKSON COUNTY, Miss. (WLOX) - In Jackson County, the Singing River Health System vaccinated hundreds of seniors 75 and older on Thursday. Jason Ely, the director of primary care specialty services for Singing River Health System, had the chance to administer the COVID 19 vaccine to his father. “My dad has done so many things fo...
COVID vaccine demand for 75+ MS residents outstrips supply but more sites, doses coming Anita Lee, The Sun Herald Jan. 6—Demand is outstripping supply now that the Mississippi State Department of Health has opened COVID-19 vaccinations to residents 75 and older, but State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs expects wider availability as clinics, pharmacies and community health centers sign up to offer the shots. He also believes residents 65 and older will be able to begin receiving shots by the week beginning Jan. 18, although that Monday is the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. ...
Three weeks after becoming the first people on the Mississippi Gulf Coast to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, Singing River Health System frontline healthcare workers have now been fully vaccinated. In December, these Singing River Health System frontline healthcare workers were given the Pfizer vaccine as part of phase 1A of vaccination distribution. Exactly 21 days […]
Moss Point police are investigating a New Year’s Eve shooting that claimed the life of one individual. At approximately 7:30 p.m. yesterday, officers responded to a shots fired call in the area of Richard Street and Martin Luther King Boulevard and another call regarding a gunshot victim at Singing River Hospital. At the hospital, officers […]