ASU partners with Phoebe for new summer program for high schoolers
ASU Partners with Phoebe for New Summer Program By Bobby Poitevint | May 14, 2021 at 12:40 AM EDT - Updated May 14 at 12:40 AM
ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - Right now, there is a waiting list at Albany State University (ASU) as students pour into a new summer health and STEM program.
Currently, there are 26 people on the waiting list with 45 total submitted applications.
Officials said the program gives students experimental learning opportunities in areas like biology and health fields, scientific experimentation with ASU staff and they’re able to meet with Phoebe Putney Health System officials.
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Children between 12 and 15 years old are now allowed to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in Georgia, and around the country. That sets up a challenge in bridging a wide gap in vaccine access between the moneyed north of Georgia and the rest of the state.
When the FDA authorized the Pfizer vaccine for young people Monday, Georgia’s Department of Public Health told health departments who had it to start immunizing.
“We were aware of parents who wanted to have their children vaccinated and did not want to run the risk of asking people to return in 48 hours and having them not come back,” DPH spokesperson Nancy Nydam said.