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COVINGTON, Ga. Some Newton County residents were caught by surprise after state health officials recently moved the Covington site for COVID-19 vaccinations to Conyers.
One resident said it was done without enough notice and could pose a risk to eligible patients who must now travel 13 miles west for the vaccine.
Gwinnett, Newton & Rockdale County Health Departments on Jan. 18 moved one of its two vaccination sites from Covington to a site 13 miles west at the Rockdale Career Academy in Conyers.
Gwinnett County frontline workers among first to receive COVID-19 vaccine
Frontline workers in Gwinnett County received the first doses of the coronavirus vaccine.
GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. - The first shipments of Pfizer s COVID-19 vaccine arrived in Metro Atlanta Wednesday.
Georgia s Department of Public Health said over 16,000 doses arrived throughout Atlanta on Wednesday.
The first frontline workers in Gwinnett County received the first dose of the vaccine on Wednesday as well. If I had enough vaccine to vaccinate everyone, I would do it today, said Dr. Audrey Arona, the Health Director for Gwinnett, Newton, and Rockdale County Health Departments.
Dr. Arona was among one of the first people in Gwinnett County to get Pfizer s COVID-19 vaccine.