Staff Reports
Mar 11, 2021
ALBANY, Ga. âThe Southwest Public Health District has received an allotment of Johnson & Johnsonâs COVID-19 vaccines. Public health leadership is encouraging those who currently qualify to receive a vaccine to consider the benefits of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, a âone and doneâ option.
Public health officials caution the public against directly comparing the study results from Johnson & Johnson with those from Moderna and Pfizer because of the timing of the research, the public health district said in a press release. Pfizer and Moderna vaccine studies occurred predominantly during the summer before any of the variants were really a factor.Â
Southwest Public Health ends Saturday COVID-19 testing in Dougherty Co walb.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from walb.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Southwest Public Health, Albany Coalition of Churches partner for vaccination clinic A Department of Health drive-thru COVID-19 site. (Source: WALB) By Kim McCullough | February 24, 2021 at 4:03 PM EST - Updated February 24 at 4:06 PM
ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - The Southwest Public Health District will partner with the Albany Coalition of Churches to host a COVID-19 vaccine clinic in Albany on Saturday from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Dougherty County Health Department.
The health department is at 1710 S. Slappey Boulevard.
Jacqueline Jenkins, director of the Office of Epidemiology and Prevention for the district, said the partnership addresses the issues of vaccine equity and safety among people of color and encourages those who identify as “vaccine-hesitant” to make an appointment and get vaccinated.
By Kevin C. Hall | kevin.hall@gaflnews.com Feb 19, 2021 Metro Creative Connection
MOULTRIE, Ga. â Local officials are reaching out to those at the state level in hopes of expanding the groups eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccination.
During a ZOOM meeting with community leaders Thursday morning, Colquitt Regional Medical Center President and CEO Jim Matney said reaching agricultural workers soon will be critical.
Matney said the arrival of migrant farm workers last spring heralded a spike in the number of local cases, and with planting season just around the corner the scene is set for a repeat this year.
Seasonal farm workers are essential to the operation of many Colquitt County farms, and together the countyâs agricultural producers represent the largest single element of the local economy. Many of the workers come from outside the United States, and many are housed in dormitories of 50-60 people while theyâre o
ALBANY, Ga. — Southwest Public Health District 8-2 will host its first session of Real Talk, a Facebook live question and answer session, at 3:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 12, on