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Georgia grapples with low vaccination rate

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Georgia and other states with low COVID-19 vaccination rates are in a race against time with fast-replicating variants of the virus, a faculty member at the Morehouse School of Medicine…

Vaccines are free, but DeKalb County will give you $50 to get one

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The coronavirus vaccine is free, but one Georgia county is willing to give you $50 if you'll get one. DeKalb County Government is giving away $50 prepaid debit cards as…

States braced for a wave of COVID lawsuits. It never arrived

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In a legislative flurry, 30 states instituted liability protections in late 2020 and early 2021 designed to protect businesses from COVID-19 lawsuits, out of fear that companies would be sued…

Coronavirus Update: Delta variant brings new summer surge

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As the Delta variant of the coronavirus surges among the unvaccinated population throughout the nation and throughout Georgia, July of 2021 is beginning to look a lot like late June…

How to get a coronavirus vaccine in Mableton

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MABLETON -- As COVID-19 cases rise among the unvaccinated, the Mableton Farmers Market – a community service project of the Mableton Improvement Coalition – Cobb County PARKS, Cobb and Douglas…

Is Georgia headed for a new COVID-19 surge?

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Georgia’s color-coded county map has begun to show shades that reflect an uptick of COVID cases. And the state’s graph that tracks daily infections has turned upward after a June bottom. The…

Masks or no masks? Georgia colleges grapple with return to normal

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Associate Professor Lydia Ray learned about Columbus State University’s plan for returning to campus in a one-on-one meeting with the university’s president. He told her what she didn’t expect to…

Kemp orders local school systems to ditch masks

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Gov. Brian Kemp signed an executive order Friday prohibiting schools from requiring students or employees to wear masks. The lifting of mask requirements was among several restrictions the governor is…

Georgia says ‘no’ to vaccine passports

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Gov. Brian Kemp signed an executive order Tuesday prohibiting state agencies, state service providers, and state properties from requiring COVID-19 vaccine passports. The order also forbids vaccine passports as a…

How to get your coronavirus vaccine in Haralson and Polk Counties

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According to the Haralson County School District, CVS stores in Tallapoosa and Cedartown now have Pfizer Covid vaccine available for anyone 12 and older. Tanner is also holding vaccination events…

How to get your coronavirus vaccine in Forsyth County

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Forsyth County will be assisting Public Health District 2 in the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines on May 21, 24, and June 1, 2, 4, at Lanier Technical College at 3410…

First Baptist Snellville is giving coronavirus vaccines

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SNELLVILLE -- A Southern Baptist church in Gwinnett County will be offering COVID-19 vaccines in May. The vaccines will be available at First Baptist Snellville at 2400 Main Street East…

You can get vaccinated at Truist Park on Saturday

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While the team is on the road, the Atlanta Braves will host a free, walk-in vaccination clinic at Truist Park this Saturday, May 1. The Braves are teaming with Northside…

Georgia will resume Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccinations

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Georgia will resume administering the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. The decision comes after government advisory board gave the green light to resume the vaccine after investigating the risk of…