Fe durante la pandemia:Tupelo Hispanic ministry provides strength to families struggling through the pandemic

September 6, 2020, Daily Journal, Danny McArthur – For Maria Perez, a member of the Hispanic Ministry at St. James Catholic Church in Tupelo, the ongoing pandemic has had a profound emotional toll. Perez, who considers herself a very affectionate person, said being unable to interact physically with people has been incredibly difficult. For her, friends are family, and not being able to hug and talk to others has been a struggle. And the pandemic has made her husband, Salvador, incredibly anxious.Faith, she said, is pulling them through.

Mississippi continues pause on Johnson & Johnson vaccine as most states resume use

At least 32 states have resumed the use of Johnson & Johnson’s one-shot COVID-19 vaccine, but Mississippi is not one of them. “As of now, the Mississippi State Department of Health continues to pause Johnson and Johnson vaccine. Mississippi Today, Read More.
COVID vaccine doses are going to waste on the MS Coast. ‘I don’t know what else to do.’

Last week, Hancock County pharmacist Rudy Letellier was desperate to use more than 100 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine before they expired. He called several employers and local government agencies asking if they’d like his staff to come vaccinate employees on-site. Most never got back to him. The Harrison County Sheriff’s Department did, but when pharmacists spent several hours there on Tuesday afternoon, only eight employees wanted the shot. Sun Herald, Read More.

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