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$21 million in COVID relief funds coming to SWGA health centers
$21 million in COVID relief funds coming to SWGA health centers By Bobby Poitevint | March 31, 2021 at 11:18 PM EDT - Updated April 1 at 12:09 AM
ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - On Wednesday, U.S. Senators Jon Ossoff and Rev. Raphael Warnock announced that $143 million is on the way to Georgiaâs critical healthcare centers to help communities out of the COVID-19 pandemic.
On Tuesday, Senator Jon Ossoff made the big announcement while he was at Albany Area Primary Healthcare, which is a mass COVID-19 vaccination site. Albany Area Primary Healthcare s mass COVID-19 vaccination site. (Source: WALB)
Albany Area Primary Health Care moves locations for more space for vaccination clinic
Albany Area Primary Health Care moves locations for more space for vaccination clinic By Molly Godley | February 22, 2021 at 7:04 PM EST - Updated February 22 at 10:05 PM
ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - Albany Area Primary Health Care (AAPHC)
Rhonda Arline, AAPHC director of nursing, said they wanted to give the community a central location.
“It just provides more space for us to vaccinate our patients,” said Arline.
They are in the same building as Pheobe East on Sylvester Road.
Arline said people have been very grateful to receive the vaccine.
AAPHC mass vaccination program passes over 4K vaccine doses AAPHC has given more than 4,200 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to its patients and community members since January. (Source: WALB) By Kim McCullough and WALB News Team | February 18, 2021 at 4:08 PM EST - Updated February 22 at 3:33 PM
ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - Albany Area Primary Health Care (AAPHC) has launched a major mass vaccination program in Southwest Georgia.
As of Thursday, AAPHC has given more than 4,200 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to its patients and community members since January.
AAPHC hosted a vaccination event at Monroe High School’s gymnasium on Saturday. Also, the East Albany location is currently vaccinating patients and community members who fall within the Phase 1A+ tier. This center is open five days a week and appointments are available from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Albany leaders discuss vaccines and vaccination pop-up sites at COVID-19 Task Force meeting
Albany leaders discuss vaccines and vaccination pop-up sites at COVID-19 Task Force meeting By Molly Godley | February 12, 2021 at 6:33 PM EST - Updated February 12 at 8:11 PM
ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - Dougherty County leaders discussed new vaccine pop-up sites and when the vaccine could become available to the public.
Mayor Bo Dorough said there is speculation the vaccine will be available to everyone in April or May.
“The supply by that time should be sufficient to meet the demand as the federal government recently ordered an additional 200 million doses of various vaccines,” said Dorough.