8/26/20 - State Preps for Laura Effects & COVID-19 Cases Tick Upward | HBCUs and the Pandemic | Southern Remedy Health Minute | Convalescent Plasma - a podcast by MPB Think Radio

State officials monitor Hurricane Laura as it continues to intensify ahead of landfall.

And, after a period of decline, the rolling average of COVID-19 cases ticks up.

Plus, we examine how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting Mississippi’s HBCUs.

Then, after a Southern Remedy Health Minute, the FDA issues emergency use of a new form of treatment for COVID-19.

Segment 1:

Hurricane Laura is intensifying quickly - building from a Category 1 to a Category 3 storm in the last 12 hours, with maximum sustained winds now at 115 miles per hour. But, the worst could be yet to come as forecasters predict the storm could strengthen to a Category 4 before landfall late tonight or early tomorrow. While the predictive cone shows the center of the storm landing in southwest Louisiana, Mississippi officials are monitoring Laura as it is still poised to bring wind, rain, and storm surge to Mississippi. Governor Tate Reeves says the state is preparing for the worst.

In addition to the looming threat of Hurricane Laura, the state is continuing it's fight against COVID-19. Recent reports of daily cases have not followed the downward trend of last week. Governor Reeves says Mississippians need to keep doing the little things.

Segment 2:

Institutions of higher learning in Mississippi are facing multiple challenges restarting classes amid the coronavirus pandemic. But as MPB's Ashley Norwood reports, leaders at historically Black colleges and universities say the impact at their schools -- is greater.

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Southern Remedy Health Minute

Segment 4:

The Food and Drug Administration is granting emergency use authorization for convalescent plasma in the continued fight against COVID-19. Flanked by Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar and FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn, President Trump described the treatment as safe and effective. Dr. Richard Summers is Vice Chancellor of Research at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. He explains the storied use of plasma in treatment, and the status of plasma trials in the fight against COVID-19.

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