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UK variant now the most common in United States UK variant now the most common strain of the virus in United States By Blair Caldwell | April 7, 2021 at 6:33 PM EDT - Updated April 7 at 6:59 PM SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - The CDC says the UK variant of COVID-19 is now the most common strain of the virus in the United States. This has several asking questions about its rate of infection and severity along with how effective our vaccines are. Memorial Health Associate Chief Medical Officer Dr. St...

Pfizer’s vaccine has been administered to more than two million Georgians as of Thursday, April 1.

COVID safety encouraged while enjoying St. Patrick’s Day festivities By Blair Caldwell | March 16, 2021 at 1:30 PM EDT - Updated March 16 at 6:59 PM SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - The biggest holiday in the Hostess City is on Wednesday. Thousands have come and will continue to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in the city, but doctors encourage you to do it safely as we still face an infectious disease pandemic. Memorial Health’s Dr. Stephen Thacker says while people are enjoying the holi...

Anyone 55 and older, plus those 16 years and older with high risk medical conditions, can get their COVID-19 vaccine in Georgia starting Monday.

“The Georgia Department of Public Health expects that approximately 83,000 doses will be made available in the first week, and our goal is to get those vaccines administered as quickly as possible," Gov. Brian Kemp said in a prepared statement. The Johnson & Johnson vaccine, produced by its vaccine division, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, is one dose and requires only normal refrigeration. Those are big advantages for getting lots of people vaccinated quickly.  But the Johnson & Johnson vaccines...

Taylor Blue, 6, warmed up for an at-home dance lesson Wednesday, stretching her foot behind her head so far it nudged her hair out of its bun. After a quick hair fix, she pliéd and twirled, pointed and flexed for 45 minutes, easily keeping pace with her cousins and with the directions from her aunt and dance instructor Rachael Jones. Taylor looked like the budding ballerina she is. But watching from the doorway, Taylors mom, Teresa Blue, predicted that her normally active and athletic firs...

HCA, Memorial’s parent company, went out of their way to help their patients through the COVID-19 pandemic.

Doctors say if you're late getting that second dose, you don't need to start all over.

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Black Americans are more hesitant than whites to take the COVID...

Text TOP SECRET typed on retro typewriter (Source: Getty Images) 6 Feb 2021 The Associated Press | By MARY LANDERS, Savannah Morning News SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Black Americans are more hesitant than whites to take the COVID vaccine. Reasons for that hit close to home in Savannah, and include a classified military operation in the 1950s that dropped hundreds of thousands of mosquitoes — mosquitoes that many believe were i...