COVID-19

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Pfizer Booster shots available at public health vaccination sites starting Monday

After the FDA approved the Pfizer COVID-19 booster shot for specific high-risk individuals and the CDC recommended the booster for individuals working in high-risk...

Q&A: Who can get a booster shot after CDC sign-off?

This post was updated at 2:20 p.m. Sept. 24 to reflect late-breaking CDC recommendations WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — Booster shots soon will begin rolling out to...

Habersham school COVID cases remain relatively stable

The COVID-19 numbers in Habersham's schools have remained relatively stable this week, with the school system's total number of COVID-19 cases increasing by two. Last...

School-aged children at center of latest COVID-19 surge in state

About 60 percent of current COVID-19 outbreaks in Georgia are occurring in K-12 schools across the state, public health officials said Tuesday. That’s seven times...

Habersham’s vaccination rate slowly rising

Fifty-two percent of Georgia's residents are now partially vaccinated and 45% are fully vaccinated, according to the latest figures from the Georgia Department of...

House panel OKs bill allowing some hospital, nursing home visits during emergency

A committee of the Georgia House, despite industry opposition, passed a bill Monday allowing people to visit patients in hospital and long-term care facilities...

Georgia tops 15,000 COVID deaths

The Georgia Department of Public Health Friday reported 2,265 new cases of COVID-19 and 1,380 antigen-positive cases. Health officials also reported 20 new deaths...

Habersham mass vaccination site setup underway

Habersham County's mass vaccination site setup is underway, with officials from the Georgia Emergency Management Agency and Homeland Security (GEMA/HS), Federal Emergency Management Agency...

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Will Georgia ease rules for visitors in long-term care facilities?

At first, Gail Manter thought the pandemic wouldn’t last long, and that she’d be able to see her husband, Tom, sooner rather than later. But...

COVID-19 variant cases increase in Georgia

The Georgia Department of Public Health confirms there are now 19 cases of the COVID-19 variant B.1.1.7 identified in Georgia. This is the same...

Anxiety mounts as Georgia educators wait for COVID vaccine

A teacher in southeast Georgia says she got COVID-19 at a school-sponsored event last month. Several others who attended the event also were infected, the...