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Persistent rains in Savannah have made for an "ideal" breeding environment for mosquitos, according to the Chatham County Health Department.

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A disaster relief organization founded by actor Sean Penn is boosting Georgia’s drive to inoculate people against the coronavirus.

ATLANTA (AP) — A disaster relief organization founded by actor Sean Penn is boosting Georgias drive to inoculate people against the coronavirus, though some of its pop-up vaccine clinics have

More than 1.7 million people in Georgia are now fully vaccinated against COVID-19. But even with more people eligible, the state is starting to see a surplus of supply and not as much demand.

Use em or lose em: how 1,856 COVID shots wound up in the trash article According to GA Department of Public Health, providers across the state report having to throw away 4,663 doses. Much of those could have gone to Georgians eager to be vaccinated. DOUGLASVILLE, Ga. - So far nearly 2 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been shipped to Georgia providers. But despite overwhelming demand, instead of going into arms, some of those shots are going in the trash. According to Georgia Department...

Steve Fennessy: This is Georgia Today. Im Steve Fennessy. Its Friday, Feb. 19th, 2021. As of this week, just over 1 million Georgians have received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine. That represents about 12% of the states adult population. But so far, teachers are not among them. Gov. Brian Kemp told 11 Alive News that the state simply doesnt have enough vaccine to open up the priority list to the states 100,000-plus teachers. Brian Kemp: Based on the data that we have, based on...

Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out whats clicking on Foxnews.com. A rural clinic in Georgia that was penalized for vaccinating teachers and slapped with a six-month suspension from the states coronavirusvaccination program has appealed the decision, arguing the states rules were confusing and other clinics have administered doses to individuals who did not fall into an approved category under Phase 1. Located over 100 miles east of Atlanta, the Medical Center of Elberton began ...

Rural community in shock after Georgia health officials raid clinic vaccinating teachers Stephanie Gosk and Laura Strickler and Lisa Cavazuti and Corky Siemaszko ELBERTON, Georgia -- A small Georgia city was still in shock Friday, days after state health workers raided the busiest medical clinic in the county and seized its Covid-19 vaccine supply because staffers had given doses to teachers. Some 470 shots of the Pfizer vaccine were confiscated from the Medical Center of Elbert...

Georgia hospital, against rules, vaccinated worker families Associated Press Modern Healthcare Illustration / Getty Images A northwest Georgia hospital vaccinated hundreds of relatives of employees against COVID-19, another example of a hospital not following Georgias rules about whos eligible to get the medication. Floyd Medical Center CEO Kurt Stuenkel tells WAGA-TV that he decided to make the vaccine available to people living with employees of the Rome hospital. That policy has since been r...