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Person of Interest

(366 posts) Mon Sep 6, 2021, 02:49 AM Sep 2021

Mississippi's Low Vaccination Rate Leaves Hospitals In Crisis

Only about 38% of the state’s 3 million people are fully inoculated against COVID-19, driving a surge in cases and hospitalizations that is overwhelming medical workers.

https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_61358c2ce4b0aac9c018cdd5

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Mississippi's Low Vaccination Rate Leaves Hospitals In Crisis (Original Post) Person of Interest Sep 2021 OP

Only about 38% of the state's 3 million people are fully inoculated against COVID-19, driving a surg Demovictory9 Sep 2021 #1

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Softly and tenderly, Herman is calling... Blue Owl Sep 2021 #3

You know Mississippi was not exactly known for health care before covid. cinematicdiversions Sep 2021 #4

Demovictory9

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1. Only about 38% of the state's 3 million people are fully inoculated against COVID-19, driving a surg

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Mon Sep 6, 2021, 02:54 AM

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Blue Owl

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3. Softly and tenderly, Herman is calling...

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Mon Sep 6, 2021, 11:58 PM

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cinematicdiversions

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4. You know Mississippi was not exactly known for health care before covid.

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Tue Sep 7, 2021, 12:34 AM

Sep 2021

It is not like they had some vibrant medical establishment that is overwhelmed. It is just the poorest Americans, Black and white that the rest of us like to denigrate to feel better about ourselves.

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