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Dr. Renia Dotson will serve as Mississippi’s new state epidemiologist, the Mississippi State Department of Health announced in a Tuesday press release. She is the first Black woman to assume the role of state epidemiologist. Photo courtesy MSDH

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Dr. Renia Dotson will serve as Mississippi’s new state epidemiologist, the Mississippi State Department of Health announced. She is the first Black woman to hold the position.

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