Governor Brian Kemp signed executive orders Monday extending the state’s Public Health State of Emergency through January 8 and extending current COVID-19 restrictions through December 15.
The order extending restrictions also includes changes that allow nurses and pharmacists to administer the pending COVID-19 vaccine. Once a vaccine is publicly available, nurses and pharmacists in Georgia may administer it in drive-thru settings. Kemp’s order also permits any nurse or pharmacist to observe patients for the requisite 15-minute window after receiving the vaccine.
Both executive orders signed today take effect at 12 a.m. on Tuesday, December 1.
Kemp’s move comes as COVID cases in Georgia are surging and public health officials brace for an even higher holiday surge following Thanksgiving.
To read the governor’s orders, click here.
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