But the vaccine rate for south Mississippi - the state’s tourism hub, churning out millions in economic impact every month from both gaming revenue and sales tax - has consistently been below the state average. “But then we just kind of stalled and we stopped.”Īs of Wednesday, Mississippi’s overall vaccination rate was about 35%. “The state did lead in rolling out the vaccination,” Pappas said.
Pappas said she donated $50,000 to the vaccine lottery program. Still, she was surprised it was local leaders - not a state-led effort - who reached out to her for help.
