April 26, 2021
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Georgia’s
eight mass vaccination sitesare making a shift to include the Johnson and Johnson vaccine. The Governor’s Office joined the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency (GEMA/HS) and the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) to make the announcement Monday.
The eight state-operated sites will shift to providing single-dose Johnson and Johnson vaccine and Pfizer second doses through May 21st. First doses of the Pfizer vaccine will not be administered at these sites after April 30th.
State leaders say the shift is due to a decrease in demand for COVID-19 vaccines at the state-run sites. State leaders say, the sites have administered more than 300,000 doses over the last few months. They say successful site distribution has led to a notable decrease in demand over the last two weeks.