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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...

Safe and Sound: SWGA Black physicians concerned about racial disparities in vaccination participation Safe and Sound: Racial Disparities and the COVID-19 Vaccine By Tesia Reed | February 12, 2021 at 11:39 AM EST - Updated February 12 at 11:39 AM ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - There’s a push to get more African-Americans vaccinated across Southwest Georgia. Dr. Derek Heard (Source: Phoebe) Dr. Derek Heard with Phoebe said only around 5,000 Black people in Albany have received the vaccine. African-Americans make up almost 75 percent of the roughly 74,000 people who live in Albany. Heard said he ...