Steiner: COVID-19 cases rising in Ga., the pandemic ânot yet behind usâ
Phoebe Putney Health System releases latest COVID-19 numbers Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany. (Source: WALB) By WALB News Team | April 16, 2021 at 12:29 PM EDT - Updated April 16 at 12:29 PM
ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - Phoebeâs top health official said COVID-19 cases are rising again in Georgia, âproving the pandemic is not yet behind us.â Scott Steiner, Phoebe Putney Health System CEO and president. (Source: PPMH)
âThe CDC has confirmed a more contagious and dangerous variant of the virus â that was first identified in Britain â is now the dominant strain in our state, and it seems to be having a greater impact on younger people. About half of our health systemâs COVID-19 admissions so far this month are patients who are younger than 50,â said Scott Steiner, Phoebe Putney Health System CEO and president. âWe cannot let our guard down in our
Safe and Sound: Phoebe to host drug take back event
Safe and Sound: Phoebe To Host Drug Take Back Event Next Week By Tesia Reed | April 15, 2021 at 1:32 PM EDT - Updated April 15 at 1:32 PM
ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - After a successful drug take back day in
October, Phoebe Putney Health System is bringing back the life-saving event. After a successful drug take back day in October, Phoebe Putney Health System is bringing back the life-saving event. (Source: WVIR)
Dr. Jason Langer with Phoebe said a lot of times the people who get addicted to opioids arenât actually prescribed the medicine.
Phoebe to pause administering Johnson and Johnson vaccine Phoebe will be expanding vaccinations (Source: PPMH) By Avery Jacobs | April 13, 2021 at 7:16 PM EDT - Updated April 13 at 7:16 PM
ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - Heads up, if you were looking to get the Johnson and Johnson vaccine at Phoebe, you’ll have to wait.
The CDC
Phoebe Chief Medical Officer Dr. Dianna Grant said this is something they said could happen.
“With this event, the release (Tuesday) from Johnson and Johnson, if you’ve had Johnson and Johnson, within the next three weeks, monitor yourself for severe headache, leg pain, abdominal pain, shortness of breath and to seek consultation with a health care provider. So, the vaccine is here and we’re holding on to it until these studies are down.”
Georgia health officials are pausing all vaccinations of Johnson & Johnson vaccine following guidance from the federal government.
The Georgia Department of Public Health made the announcement early Tuesday, shortly after the federal authorities say they will investigate rare but serious cases of blood clots in some people who received the vaccine.
In a joint statement Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration said they were investigating unusual clots in six women that occurred 6 to 13 days after vaccination.
The clots occurred in veins that drain blood from the brain and occurred together with low platelets. All six cases were in women between the ages of 18 and 48.
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