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By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. Bulloch seeing huge drop in daily vaccine shots Reluctance to get shots ‘concerns’ public safety director
On March 19, the Georgia Department of Public Health reported that 416 Bulloch County residents were administered a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine. On Tuesday, only 27 county residents received their first shot.
In fact, after averaging about 150 per day, not including Sundays, from Jan. 4 to the March 19 high water-mark, Bulloch has topped 100 vaccines given in a single day only once since March 26. Vaccine shots have decreased also in the face of the state making everyone older than 16 eligible for a vaccine on March 15.
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By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. Bulloch County lagging in COVID vaccinations Only 17% have received at least one dose In this file photo, Bulloch County Public Safety/Emergency Management Agency Director Ted Wynn receives a COVID-19 vaccine from Ben Ross, owner of Forest Heights Pharmacy on Country Club Road in Statesboro. About 29% of Georgia residents have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine to date, but the Georgia Department of Public Health website indicates Bulloch County lags far off that pace with only about 17% of residents, so far, getting at least one dose.
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By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. Restaurant, other restrictions rolling back GS professor skeptical: More ‘herd immunity’ needed Ogeechee Technical College paramedic student James Bear Sikes, seated, gets a bandage after getting a COVID-19 vaccination from nursing student Christeena Meade, left, during a clinic hosted by the college on Tuesday. - photo by By SCOTT BRYANT/staff
While longstanding COVID-19 distancing restrictions in Georgia are set to be rolled back Thursday, a Georgia Southern University professor would like to see more state residents get vaccinated against coronavirus first.
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By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. Georgia COVID restrictions set to ease Bulloch reports only five new cases since Friday
With the state set to roll back distancing restrictions in restaurants, movie theaters, gyms and other businesses, new cases of COVID-19 in Bulloch County continue to remain at their lowest daily levels in almost a year.
Gov. Brian Kemp signed an executive order last week that starts on Thursday and ends a ban on large gatherings, eliminates shelter-in-place requirements and reduces any remaining distance requirements at restaurants, bars, and movie theaters and between people at group fitness classes.
After the third federal COVID-19 pandemic economic relief package was enacted, Bulloch County Schools are eligible for a cumulative $36.8 million from the three packages combined, the school system’s assistant superintendent for business services recently reported.