JACKSON, Miss – The Mississippi State Department of Health is giving out free tetanus vaccinations in places that have been impacted by recent flooding.
Flood waters are saturated with bacteria. If you were to cut or puncture the skin and then come in contact with floodwaters or things damaged by floodwaters, you could open yourself up to infection.
The following county health departments will issue free tetanus vaccinations:
Bolivar Marshall
Claiborne Panola
Clarke Pearl River
Coahoma Perry
Covington Pike
Forrest Quitman
Greene Rankin
Hancock Smith
Hinds Sunflower
Jefferson Davis Tallahatchie
Jones Tate
Lamar Tunica
Leake Washington
Lincoln Wayne
Marion
