COVID-19

Georgia will get less monoclonal antibodies as feds take over supply

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A recent surge in demand for powerful Covid antibody drugs has generated concerns about supply shortages in states that are heavy users of the treatment, including Georgia. About 70 percent…

Brian Kemp teams up with Monica Kaufman Pearson to encourage vaccines

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Georgia Governor Brian Kemp and First Lady Marty Kemp have teamed up with beloved Georgia broadcaster, WSB-TV’s Monica Kaufman Pearson, for an important video announcement about the benefits of the COVID-19…

Georgia colleges report decrease in COVID-19 cases

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New cases of COVID-19 on University System of Georgia campuses started to come down this week after increasing at the beginning of the fall semester. The number of positive tests…

Here are the changes to how Valdosta City Schools will handle quarantine

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Valdosta City Schools released new COVID-19 quarantine guidelines earlier this week. Below is the information from the news release sent out by the school district so you can see the…

Most coronavirus outbreaks in Georgia are happening at schools

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About 60 percent of current Covid outbreaks in Georgia are occurring in K-12 schools across the state, public health officials said Tuesday. That’s seven times more than the child outbreaks…

Taliaferro County’s public school shut down due to COVID

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Due to students and faculty members either having tested positive or being in close proximity to people who have tested positive for COVID, Taliaferro County's one public school is shutting…

Vaccine mandate may stop nurse job jumping

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Georgia hospital officials were scrambling Friday to gauge the impact of President Biden’s order for health care workers to get vaccinated for Covid-19. The mandate would apply to health care…

Gorillas at Zoo Atlanta test positive for COVID-19

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The Gist: Several of Zoo Atlanta's Gorillas have tested positive for COVID-19, according to Zoo officials. Zoo Atlanta has received presumptive positive test results indicating that members of its western…

Fightin’ Words: Kemp and Biden spar over vaccine mandates

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The war of words between President Joe Biden and Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp over new White House COVID mandates continued Friday afternoon, with Kemp accusing the administration of playing “pandemic…

As Biden mandates COVID vaccines, Kemp threatens to sue

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Gov. Brian Kemp quickly vowed to go to court and other Georgia Republicans responded with angry charges of government overreach after President Joe Biden outlined a plan of expansive new…

Georgia college professors demand mask mandates

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Dennis Loubiere thought he did everything correctly. He got vaccinated against COVID-19, maintained physical distance in public and wore a face mask where recommended. The Kennesaw State University professor taught students…

COVID-19 surge forces Grady to cancel all non-essential procedures

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As COVID hospitalizations soar in Georgia and Democrats and Republicans spar over how to deal with them, the state’s largest hospital system is canceling all non-essential medical procedures and surgeries.…

How to watch Joe Biden’s speech on the pandemic today

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As the delta variant of COVID-19 surges and hospitals overflow, President Joe Biden is set to address the nation Thursday at 5 p.m. to unveil his new six point plan…

COVID-19 has killed more than 20,000 Georgians

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The number of confirmed Covid deaths in Georgia has now surpassed 20,000, state officials said Friday. In addition, there are more than 3,000 “probable’’ deaths from Covid, according to the…