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Memorial Healths Associate Medical Director Dr. Stephen Thacker talks omicron peak and St. Patricks Day.

A decline in transmission rates within the schools and community, and the high level of vaccinations among school staff are reasons why.

17 Georgia state senators have proposed a new bill aimed at getting rid of all routine childhood vaccination requirements.

COVID-19 cases have increased over the past week in Chatham County, due largely to holiday gatherings and a more infectious omicron variant.

Memorial Health doctor reacts to what it might mean

The symptoms related to both RSV and COVID-19 are similar, but there are a few that are distinctly different and can help parents better differentiate between the two.

In just the first week of school, hundreds of students and staff at Savannah-Chatham County schools have tested positive for the coronavirus. And more than 1,000 are now under quarantine.

With only 32.25% of the eligible public vaccinated, Coastal Georgia doctors make appeal to public to get shots as COVID cases surpass last years peak

As the Delta variant drives a relentless COVID-19 surge, Georgia’s vaccination rate has picked up steam. A Washington Post analysis, based on CDC data, reported Tuesday that the state’s rate of new doses administered climbed 26 percent over the past week. The national vaccination rate rose 8 percent during the same

State health officials are sounding the alarm as hospitals fill up and some schools bring back mask mandates amid a new spike in Covid-19 cases.