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Rising Starr Middle school nurse Tiffany Blair receives the Moderna Covid-19 vaccination from a nurse at the Fayette County Health Department. Photo/Fayette County School System.
School nurses have been key to keeping schools open since the fall and are on the front lines to get the Covid-19 vaccine in Phase 1a of Georgiaâs vaccine rollout plan, said a news release from the Fayette County School System.
On January 12, 24 â or 80 percent â of Fayette County Public Schoolsâ 30 nurses rolled up their sleeves at the Fayette County Health Department to take their first dose of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine. School Health Services Coordinator Debbie King was the first nurse to receive the vaccine. As the school nurse coordinator, she said it was her responsibility to set the example for others.