SGMC expands vaccination sites to Berrien, Lanier Counties
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VALDOSTA, Ga. (WTXL) â South Georgia Medical Center announced Wednesday that it will expand its COVID-19 vaccination efforts to their Berrien and Lanier campuses beginning Jan. 25.
Vaccinations will be by appointment only and recipients must meet the qualifications outlined by the Georgia Department of Health, according to a press release.
Current eligible Georgians for the COVID-19 vaccine are:
Healthcare workers (physicians, nurses, laboratory technicians, EMS personnel, environmental services, etc.)
Residents and staff of long-term care facilities
Adults aged 65+ and their caregivers
Law enforcement, firefighters, first responders
SGMC opens COVID-19 vaccination drive-thru site
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People get tested for COVID-19 at a drive through testing site hosted by the Puente Movement migrant justice organization Saturday, June 20, 2020, in Phoenix. Latinos are especially vulnerable to infection because they tend to live in tight quarters with multiple family members and have jobs that expose them to others. They also have a greater incidence of health conditions like diabetes that put them at higher risk for contracting COVID-19. (AP Photo/Matt York)
Posted at 4:27 PM, Jan 11, 2021
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VALDOSTA, Ga. (WTXL) â South Georgia Medical Center will begin to vaccinate Georgians this week at the new COVID-19 vaccination drive-thru.
VALDOSTA – The number of COVID-19 patients at South Georgia Medical Center continues to rise, rivaling when the hospital saw its highest numbers during the summer.