{"id":115900,"date":"2021-11-29T15:18:55","date_gmt":"2021-11-29T21:18:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=115900"},"modified":"2021-11-29T15:19:01","modified_gmt":"2021-11-29T21:19:01","slug":"covid-19-booster-shots-expanded-to-all-adults-in-mississippi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/covid-19-booster-shots-expanded-to-all-adults-in-mississippi\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19 Booster Shots Expanded to All Adults in Mississippi"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Eligibility for <strong>COVID-19<\/strong> booster shots in <strong>Mississippi <\/strong>has been expanded to all adults 18 and over, and appointments for boosters can now be made at all county health department clinics for those who qualify.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Appointments can be made through&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/lnks.gd\/l\/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDAsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMTExMjkuNDk0Nzk1NzEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2NvdmlkdmFjY2luZS51bWMuZWR1In0.7yjRyYwGUcJajXLPR93U4vstlI5V4huu7otLQJCgzM8\/s\/1126202484\/br\/121846192311-l\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/covidvaccine.umc.edu<\/a>&nbsp;or by calling the COVID-19 hotline at 877-978-6453.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Booster shots help maintain your immunity, which may decrease over time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can get a booster shot of <strong>Pfizer <\/strong>or <strong>Moderna <\/strong>vaccine if you are at least 18 years old and:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Fully vaccinated with two shots of Pfizer or Moderna vaccine, AND<\/li><li>It\u2019s been at least six months since your last shot of either vaccine.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>OR:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Fully vaccinated with one shot of <strong>Johnson and Johnson<\/strong> (Janssen) vaccine, AND<\/li><li>It&#8217;s been at least two months since your last shot.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The date of your last shot will be verified when you arrive to receive your booster shot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please note: COVID-19 vaccines are available at numerous other providers statewide, including pharmacies and clinics. Go to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/lnks.gd\/l\/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDEsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMTExMjkuNDk0Nzk1NzEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy52YWNjaW5lcy5nb3Yvc2VhcmNoLyJ9.EUIuHs0TBMSj9e14YD3v8vvfNlWe9KhkClAo_8Id2es\/s\/1126202484\/br\/121846192311-l\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.vaccines.gov\/search\/<\/a>&nbsp;to find locations near you where you can receive first and second COVID-19 shots as well as additional COVID-19 shots for weakened immune systems and boosters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MSDH also has first and second shots of COVID-19 vaccine available at county health departments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please remember to bring your COVID-19 vaccine card to your appointment, if available, if you have received prior shots of COVID-19 vaccine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/TheLocalVoiceLigature-25web.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"25\" height=\"16\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/TheLocalVoiceLigature-25web.jpg?resize=25%2C16\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14544\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eligibility for COVID-19 booster shots in Mississippi has been expanded to all adults 18 and over, and appointments<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":238,"featured_media":113425,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16346],"tags":[19567,16052,5,17458],"class_list":["post-115900","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-covid-19","tag-booster-shots","tag-covid-19","tag-mississippi","tag-vaccine"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Vaccination-Clinics-750.jpg?fit=750%2C500&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115900","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/238"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=115900"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115900\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/113425"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=115900"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=115900"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=115900"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}