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Undersheriff Mario Morales sees it every day whether he wants to or not. People with mental health challenges or crises, often unaddressed, are booked into the Glynn Detention Center and
An incident on Blythe Island about a year ago could have escalated and contributed to the nearly 150 people killed by police while experiencing a mental health crisis in 2022.
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Children between 12 and 15 years old are now allowed to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in Georgia, and around the country. That sets up a challenge in bridging a wide gap in vaccine access between the moneyed north of Georgia and the rest of the state.
When the FDA authorized the Pfizer vaccine for young people Monday, Georgia’s Department of Public Health told health departments who had it to start immunizing.
“We were aware of parents who wanted to have their children vaccinated and did not want to run the risk of asking people to return in 48 hours and having them not come back,” DPH spokesperson Nancy Nydam said.