Sources: MSDH
New York Governor Kathy Hochul announces that the state will distribute more than 8,000 doses of the smallpox vaccine to help combat the spread of monkeypox. 2022-06-30
Spain will begin vaccinations of close contacts of monkeypox using the Imvanex vaccine after 242 cases were reported in the country. 2022-06-9
Voters in Arizona, New Jersey, Montana and South Dakota approve legislation legalizing recreational cannabis, while voters in Mississippi approve the medical use of cannabis. Oregon becomes the first U.S. state to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of hard drugs such as cocaine, heroin and methamphetamine. 2020-11-3
The National Hurricane Center forecasts 5 - ft of storm surge for the entire Mississippi coastline. In Louisiana, mandatory evacuations are issued in Terrebonne Parish and Jefferson Parish. Alabama Governor Kay Ivey and Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves issue a state of emergency for their states. 2020-10-28