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If you ve been waiting for a big national campaign telling you COVID-19 vaccines are safe and everybody should get them, don t hold your breath. Until the supply is plentiful, the federal effort is largely focused on minority communities hesitant about the immunizations.
It s a wise approach, experts say.
The kind of one-size-fits-all public service announcements that once blanketed the country won t work for COVID-19 vaccines, they say. Those were for universal messages – only you can prevent forest fires, keep America beautiful, friends don t let friends drive drunk.
With COVID-19, different communities need different messages, and mass advertising doesn t necessarily make sense, said Hal Hershfield, a professor of behavioral decision-making at the University of California-Los Angeles Anderson School of Management.
Georgia seniors struggle to sign up for COVID-19 vaccine online
Seniors are having issues accessing the COVID-19 vaccine.
ATLANTA - After Georgia hit another record-setting day for COVID-19 deaths, problems continue to plague the state s rollout of the vaccine.
Sylvia Hennessy, 77, of Sandy Springs, said it took multiple attempts on the phone and online to get her and her 81-year-old husband signed up. The big black box [on the website] says, sorry, there are no available shots right now, she said. When she eventually got through and began filling out the paperwork, she said the site crashed a few minutes in and she lost their spot altogether. She said she had to go back to Fulton County s website times until she eventually got lucky and was able to book her and her husband s appointments Saturday morning.
Green Gazette: Urban Tree Nursery Project Check out how the city of Savannah, Georgia, is helping to grow the urban forest, enhance workforce skills, and engage community youth with its Urban Tree Nursery.
By Amanda Sorell
This lot-turned-nursery on Mills B. Lane Boulevard is one of three places where saplings are being grown. Photo by City of Savannah
Urban Tree Nursery Project
An early nickname for the city of Savannah, Georgia was “the Forest City.” It’s known for its ample oak trees, which shade city streets and provide environmental resilience. But in recent years, these trees have been suffering damage and dwindling because of city development and an increase in intense storm events. This damage costs the city millions in debris removal and environmental degradation, and the species that have long stood tall in Savannah are diminished.