Cobb County residents some of first seniors to get COVID-19 vaccine
Sterling Estates applied for the vaccine and got 400 doses to distribute to staff and residents among three of its facilities Author: Joe Ripley Updated: 12:04 PM EST December 24, 2020
MARIETTA, Ga. Georgia received its first shipment of the COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 14. Since then, the Peach State has gotten thousands of doses of the Pfizer and Moderna versions of the vaccine.
Frontline healthcare workers were among the first to receive the vaccine statewide. Then, Christmas came early for a few hundred seniors in Metro Atlanta today.
Sterling Estates senior care communities received 400 doses of Moderna s COVID-19 vaccine to give to residents and staff at its three locations, including two in Cobb County and one in Fayette County.