(Atlanta) – The Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency closed out operations at the eight mass vaccination sites across Georgia on May 21 after administering 357,668 total Pfizer and Johnson and Johnson vaccine doses.
“Our goals were to address the vaccination needs of underserved populations that were hardest hit by COVID-19 and jumpstart vaccinations statewide,” says GEMA/HS Director Chris Stallings. “We successfully achieved those goals with the tireless efforts of the entire GEMA/HS team and local, state, federal and private partners.”
In the final three weeks of operation, the sites began offering the Johnson and Johnson single-dose vaccine and administered a total of 2,731 doses. The total number of Pfizer vaccines given was 354,937.
The Agency opened its first mass vaccination sites on February 22 in four locations across the state and expanded vaccine access by adding five additional sites. The sites remained open for three months.
The mass vaccination site at the Habersham County Fairgrounds in Clarkesville was among the first to open. “Habersham County was pleased to host a Mass Vaccine site, and we are thankful to those who made it possible,” says county manager Phil Sutton.
