GEMA reaching out to the Hispanic community and prepping for new phase
GEMA reaching out to the Hispanic community and prepping for new phase By Molly Godley | March 4, 2021 at 7:17 PM EST - Updated March 4 at 8:06 PM
ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - Georgia Emergency Management Agency and Homeland Security (GEMA) said the Latino turnout for the COVID-19 vaccine has been low in Albany.
The state site has been open for nearly two weeks.
External Affairs Supervisor Lisa Rodriguez-Presley said they’ve heard the Latin community has concerns the site will check immigration documents or status. GEMA External Affairs Supervisor, Lisa Rodriguez-Presley (Source: WALB)
More vaccines delivered to Dougherty Co. vaccination site By Molly Godley | February 24, 2021 at 7:16 PM EST - Updated February 24 at 8:09 PM
ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) -More vaccine doses were delivered to the GEMA vaccination site in Albany. They said this comes after a spike in appointments.
As of 4 p.m. on Wednesday, the external affairs supervisor said they gave 217 doses. She also said they did see more of a turnout on Wednesday. More vaccines delivered to the site (Source: WALB)
External Affairs Supervisor Lisa Rodriguez-Presley said she doesn’t have figures for the rest of the week, but they are expecting the number of appointments to continue rising.