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Mississippi: Last In Everything, First In Vaccinations

No Mumps In Ole Miss

The Magnolia state is used to being last on measures of childhood well-being—but it’s beating the rest of the nation when it comes to immunization rates.

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Elena Scotti/The Daily Beast

Be it wealth, health, or education, when it comes to most measures of well-being, there is one state that reliably comes in last place. Mississippi is so used to trailing the pack in these rankings that it was a surprise when the state moved up to #49 in the annual...

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