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“Throughout vaccine distribution, the governor has prioritized protecting the most vulnerable and returning Georgians to normal,” Mallory Blount said Wednesday, according to The Associated Press. “Further details will be announced tomorrow.” Kemp has not specified whether opening vaccinations to teachers would include college educators and preschool instructors, according to the AP. ADVERTISEMENT Current eligible categories of Georgians to get the vaccine include people 65 and older, front-line workers and long-term care facility staff. A Johnson & Johnson vaccine is awaiting emergenc...

Rural community in shock after Georgia health officials raid clinic vaccinating teachers Stephanie Gosk and Laura Strickler and Lisa Cavazuti and Corky Siemaszko ELBERTON, Georgia -- A small Georgia city was still in shock Friday, days after state health workers raided the busiest medical clinic in the county and seized its Covid-19 vaccine supply because staffers had given doses to teachers. Some 470 shots of the Pfizer vaccine were confiscated from the Medical Center of Elberton, a private clinic that had been the largest provider of vaccinations in Elbert County, leaving be...

Channel 2 investigative reporter Nicole Carr learned Saturday that the Center’s appeal has been denied, meaning the 6-month suspension will stay in place.

Georgia Medical Facility Loses Appeal After Vaccinating Teachers Over Others On 1/31/21 at 9:43 AM EST The Medical Center of Elberton in Georgia reportedly lost its appeal to administer COVID-19 vaccines as the state's department of health issued a suspension. The move followed the medical center's decision to vaccinate teachers who have to return to in-person learning, even though it went against state guidelines. Brooke McDowell, the medical center's practice administrator, told local Georgia television station WSB-TV on Friday that they "plan to appeal." However, the medical center's appea...

ELBERTON, Ga. (AP) — A northeast Georgia medical practice that disobeyed state guidelines and vaccinated teachers from the local school system has lost its appeal to have its supply of COVID-19 vaccines reinstated. However, the state Department of Public Health says it will send more vaccines to five other sites in Elbert County, northeast of Athens on the South Carolina state line. “Because The Medical Center of Elberton violated a critical component of the provider agreement, DPH is not able to rescind the suspension from the COVID Vaccine Program,” Public Health Commissioner Kathleen...