If you re over 65 and your finger hurts from dialing the phone again and again for a COVID-19 vaccine appointment you still don t have, rest assured you have plenty of company.
As of about 6 p.m. Tuesday, the Georgia Department of Public Health reported that 997,950 doses of the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines had been shipped to Georgia and 484,775 doses had been administered in the state. In a state of over 10 million residents, more than 1.5 million of whom qualify for the vaccine so far, that s left a lot of frustration.
More than a dozen health care providers and pharmacies have received shipments of the vaccines in Chatham County. Some ordered only enough for their own employees and are not offering them to the public. Some, like Kroger, received only a small portion of their request so far 300 doses in the case of Kroger s, according to the state web site and have already distributed them to patients.
Barton: In epic fail, Georgians are dying as public officials slowly roll out vaccine
Same state and local leaders who excelled at counting COVID-19 cases and imposing laws to limit the disease s spread are failing public with inefficient distribution of Pfizer and Moderna vaccines.
Tommy Barton
This is a column by Tommy Barton, retired editorial page editor of the Savannah Morning News.
My 91-year-old uncle, a retired farmer in Ohio, had been living in an assisted care facility in a rural farm town. COVID-19 pushed him over the edge last Tuesday. He was one of the record 4,300 Americans who died from the disease that day.
A heart-warming story that is emblematic of the season of giving and good cheer.
The winner of the grand prize in the ABS 25 days of Christmas promotion received the joyous news today.
The lucky parent will drive into 2021 in a brand new Kia Picanto compliments of Harney Motors and ABS Television.
ABS’ Terry Andrew and our team surprised the lucky winner at her workplace at the APUA at Village Walk today, am inspiring way to end a year of challenges.
And there was double delight for Ms Samuel as she was also named cashier/customer service representative of the year for her department.