DPH partners with DHS to help get more seniors vaccinated for COVID-19
DPH partners with DHS to help get more seniors vaccinated for COVID-19 By Cindy Centofanti | February 22, 2021 at 8:10 PM EST - Updated February 22 at 8:16 PM
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Recently announced by Georgia Governor Brian Kemp, the Department of Public Health (DPH) will soon have some help getting the state’s most vulnerable population vaccinated through a new partnership with the Department of Human Services (DHS).
Local Area Agency on Aging (AAA), a DHS program, will help the health department by doing things like helping shut-in senior citizens register to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, and help offer transportation to and from the vaccination sites.
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CDC updates COVID-19 guidelines for those who are fully vaccinated
CDC updates COVID-19 guidelines for those who are fully vaccinated By Brennan Reh | February 15, 2021 at 11:10 PM EST - Updated February 16 at 12:26 AM
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - As Americans continue to get both doses of the COVID-19 vaccines, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is releasing new quarantine guidelines for those who are fully vaccinated.
The latest data from the Georgia Department of Public Health’s Vaccine Distribution Dashboard shows nearly 1.45 million Georgians have gotten the COVID-19 vaccine. More than 403,000 Georgians have gotten a second dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines, according to the state’s most recent data.