Local health leaders discuss vaccine access, hesitancy for minorities, broader community
TUPELO ⢠As medical director for the NMMC-Tupelo Emergency Room Department, Dr. Val Serio witnessed the impact of COVID-19 firsthand. As part of the COVID safety huddle, held daily or biweekly depending on patient surges and led by North Mississippi Health Services (NMHS) chief medical officer Dr. Jeremy Blanchard, Serio reported the daily or biweekly COVID-suspected patients coming through the emergency room, resources, planning for future surges and working with their physicians, nurses and physicians assistants to ensure they understood CDC guidelines with the changing medication regi...