Chattahoochee Valley expresses gratitude to nurses during National Nurses Week
Chattahoochee Valley expresses gratitude to nurses during National Nurses Week By James Giles | May 7, 2021 at 10:30 AM EDT - Updated May 7 at 10:30 AM
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - This week kicked off National Nurses Week. People everywhere, including right here in the Chattahoochee Valley, are expressing gratitude to the group of essential workers.
Jackie Seldon says she became a nurse to help people. The nurse of 43 years tells News Leader 9, things haven’t exactly been a walk in the park for the frontline workers this past year, with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
River Valley Area Agency on Aging and Columbus Health Department vaccinating homebound seniors
River Valley Area Agency on Agency and Columbus Health Department vaccinating homebound seniors By Cindy Centofanti | May 7, 2021 at 9:32 AM EDT - Updated May 7 at 9:32 AM
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Our senior citizens are the most vulnerable and with the COVID-19 vaccines rollout across the Peach State, some seniors havenât always had an easy time gaining access to it especially those who are homebound.
But now a partnership between the River Valley Area Agency on Aging and the Columbus Health Department is allowing shut-in seniors an opportunity to get the COVID-19 vaccine if they canât leave their home.