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A nervous Percy Jenkins is vaccinated as Miss USA Asya Branch chats with him to help calm his nerves. Jenkins and a few co-workers were brought by their boss to a free vaccination event held at New Horizon Church International in partnership with the Mississippi State Department of Health, Wednesday, August 4, 2021 in Jackson. The Pfizer and Moderna vaccines were available to those 12 years of age and older. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

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COVID-19 Boosters: Who’s eligible and how to get one
By WILL STRIBLING - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Thu,09/30/21-3:30PM , 929 Reads 18,013 Statewide
Tens of thousands of Mississippians who are at the highest risk for COVID-19 are now eligible for a third dose of the Pfizer vaccine to help increase their protection against the virus.

There are three groups of people now eligible to receive a third dose at least six months after receiving their second dose.
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History Is Lunch: Betty R. Dickson, "Leaving Mississippi"
By PRESS RELEASE - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF ARCHIVES AND HISTORY
Thu,09/30/21-12:06PM , 1,161 Reads 21,501 Statewide
On September 29, 2021, Betty R. Dickson discussed her new book Leaving Mississippi as part of the History Is Lunch series.
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‘Get out the shot’: This is what vaccine outreach looks like in rural Mississippi
By MOLLY MINTA - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Wed,09/29/21-2:12PM , 597 Reads 12,130 Statewide
Sheran Watkins watched families drift past her tent under picked-clean pecan trees at Fulmer’s Farmstead and General Store. Watkins waved and said hello to attendees at the Mississippi Pecan Festival, but mostly she waited for someone, intrigued by the red-white-and-blue sign next to her, to approach.
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Students attended classes on the first day of school in the Cleveland School District, Monday, August 9, 2021. All students and staff were required to wear masks. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

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Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines could soon be approved for children ages 5-11
By JULIA JAMES - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Thu,09/23/21-10:48AM , 608 Reads 11,787 Statewide
Pfizer announced this week that its COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective for children ages 5-11, meaning the vaccine could be approved for children as early as the end of October.
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