Thomas Dobbs
April 19, 2023: WLBT: UMMC to host conference targeting critical care health professionals
Dr. Thomas Dobbs, dean of the John D. Bower School of Population Health at UMMC and a physician in the Medical Center’s Division of Infectious Diseases, will open the conference.
Dr. Thomas Dobbs, dean of the John D. Bower School of Population Health at UMMC and a physician in the Medical Center’s Division of Infectious Diseases, will open the conference.
Feb 9, 2015: WJTV: Mississippi Parents Group Battling for Vaccination Choice
"Currently in Mississippi, the State Health Department can exempt a child from getting a vaccination shot before going to school. The recommendation must come from a doctor. According to the MSDH, five immunization shots, with multiple doses, are required before a child can go to school. "One is going to be for whooping cough, one fore measles, one for hepatitis and polio and chicken pox," says State Epidemiologist, Dr. Thomas Dobbs.
"Currently in Mississippi, the State Health Department can exempt a child from getting a vaccination shot before going to school. The recommendation must come from a doctor. According to the MSDH, five immunization shots, with multiple doses, are required before a child can go to school. "One is going to be for whooping cough, one fore measles, one for hepatitis and polio and chicken pox," says State Epidemiologist, Dr. Thomas Dobbs.
Feb 3, 2015: Fox News: First HIV call center opens in Mississippi
“PrEP is a high-impact intervention for HIV negative individuals who participate in risky behavior,” MSDH state epidemiologist Dr. Thomas Dobbs told FoxNews.com. “When taken every day, PrEP can provide a high level of protection against HIV, and is even more effective when it is combined with condoms and other prevention tools.”
“PrEP is a high-impact intervention for HIV negative individuals who participate in risky behavior,” MSDH state epidemiologist Dr. Thomas Dobbs told FoxNews.com. “When taken every day, PrEP can provide a high level of protection against HIV, and is even more effective when it is combined with condoms and other prevention tools.”
Jan 27, 2015: NewsMs: Miss. Tea Party Shows Support for Vaccine Choice Bill
According to State Epidemiologist Dr. Thomas Dobbs with the Mississippi State Department of Health (MDHS), the bill would allow for individuals to sign a piece of paper to get notary and then they would get an automatic exemption. “If it’s too easy, and people just don’t get vaccines because it’s the easiest thing to do, we are going to see kids die from unnecessary diseases,” said Dobbs during an interview on the Paul Gallo Radio show.
According to State Epidemiologist Dr. Thomas Dobbs with the Mississippi State Department of Health (MDHS), the bill would allow for individuals to sign a piece of paper to get notary and then they would get an automatic exemption. “If it’s too easy, and people just don’t get vaccines because it’s the easiest thing to do, we are going to see kids die from unnecessary diseases,” said Dobbs during an interview on the Paul Gallo Radio show.
Nov 25, 2014: Jackson Free Press: Mississippi Last In Vaccine Choice
"We know that vaccines are probably the most effective public-health intervention that we've ever had ... We will have prevented millions of cases and saved hundreds of thousands of lives since the 1990s," Dr. Thomas Dobbs, state epidemiologist district health officer, said.
"We know that vaccines are probably the most effective public-health intervention that we've ever had ... We will have prevented millions of cases and saved hundreds of thousands of lives since the 1990s," Dr. Thomas Dobbs, state epidemiologist district health officer, said.