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Caption Dr. James Black, head of emergency medicine at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany, Ga, was the first to receive the COVID-19 vaccine Thursday in the city that was once among the most severely affected pandemic hotspots in the world. Credit: Grant Blankenship/GPB
The Georgia city that was once one of the most severely affected COVID-19 hotspots in the world received its first virus vaccinations Thursday.
While officials at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany say that’s an obvious reason for hope, they know convincing the community to get the vaccine will be a challenge.