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Vaccines for children offered as Omicron spreads through South Mississippi schools

Vaccines for children offered as Omicron spreads through South Mississippi schools

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[ad_1] GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) – The omicron variant of COVID has been rampant in Mississippi schools. Just last week, more than 10,000 students tested positive. That’s almost half of the yearly total for children. “We have numerous adults and children sick,” said Dr. Dimitrios Dimitriades, Director of Family Medicine at Memorial Hospital at Gulfport. “It’s […]

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South West businesses rush to implement last-minute COVID-19 mask mandate

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[ad_1] Businesses in Western Australia’s South West have been scrambling to enforce sudden mask mandates for the region, with one owner saying there was not enough notice given. Key points: Masks were mandated in the South West region from 6pm last night  Business owners said most people have been complying, but more notice would have been […]

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When will omicron peak in South Florida? Here is what experts say

When will omicron peak in South Florida? Here is what experts say

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[ad_1] MIAMI – In southeast Florida, there has been a drop in hospitalizations, which experts say could signal the peak in coronavirus omicron variant cases is close. Marc Napp, the chief medical officer at the Memorial Healthcare System in Broward County, said the hospitals were no longer seeing huge numbers of people coming in with […]

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