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By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. First COVID vaccines arrive in Georgia No timetable yet on when Bulloch will get doses Nurse Vanessa Arroyo, seated, gets a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine shot from nurse Rafael Martinez during a news conference Monday, Dec. 14, at Tampa General Hospital in Tampa, Fla. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)
The first shipments of the COVID-19 vaccine arrived in Georgia Monday, including 5,850 doses in the Coastal Health District, which includes Savannah. The shipments arrived at two public health locations in Southeast Georgia, according to the Georgia Department of Public Health, with ultra-cold freezers required for storage and temperature control of the vaccine. Additional shipments of vaccine are expected later this week at facilities in other parts of the state.
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By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. Bulloch now on ‘emerging’ list for COVID increase Georgia sets single-day record with 6,126 new cases Thursday
While Bulloch County has not seen the surge of positive COVID-19 cases the county experienced in late August and into September, the Georgia Department of Public Health, nonetheless, has placed Bulloch on its watch list of “Emerging Counties” for possible increases in coronavirus cases.
“Bulloch County, as are many Georgia counties, is now considered an emerging county due to increases in new cases, positivity rate, and emergency room visits,” said Bulloch County Public Safety/Emergency Management Agency Director Ted Wynn.
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By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. Chamber salutes hospital, Childs, ‘Champions’ and ‘Spirit’ winner Awards spotlight pandemic response Randy Childs of RANCO, center, is congratulated after being named Business Leader of the Year during the annual Statesboro-Bulloch Chamber of Commerce at Whitfield Signs on Thursday, Dec. 10. - photo by By SCOTT BRYANT/staff
With its 2020 awards, the Statesboro-Bulloch Chamber of Commerce spotlighted leaders in the community’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Besides saluting East Georgia Regional Medical Center as Business of the Year and Ranco Group founder Randy Childs as Business Leader of the Year, the Chamber of Commerce presented a first-time Spirit Award to one individual and named three Chamber Champions. More than 200 mem