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Use 'em or lose 'em: how 1,856 COVID shots wound up in the trash article According to GA Department of Public Health, providers across the state report having to throw away 4,663 doses. Much of those could have gone to Georgians eager to be vaccinated. DOUGLASVILLE, Ga. - So far nearly 2 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been shipped to Georgia providers. But despite overwhelming demand, instead of going into arms, some of those shots are going in the trash. According to Georgia Department of Public Health statistics, providers reported 4,663 doses had to be thrown away as of Feb. 15. ...

Steve Fennessy: This is Georgia Today. I'm Steve Fennessy. It's Friday, Feb. 19th, 2021. As of this week, just over 1 million Georgians have received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine. That represents about 12% of the state's adult population. But so far, teachers are not among them. Gov. Brian Kemp told 11 Alive News that the state simply doesn't have enough vaccine to open up the priority list to the state's 100,000-plus teachers. Brian Kemp: Based on the data that we have, based on the public health guidance that I'm getting from Dr. Toomey and other individuals, that we jus...

Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. A rural clinic in Georgia that was penalized for vaccinating teachers and slapped with a six-month suspension from the state's coronavirusvaccination program has appealed the decision, arguing the state's rules were confusing and other clinics have administered doses to individuals who did not fall into an approved category under Phase 1. Located over 100 miles east of Atlanta, the Medical Center of Elberton began vaccinating 177 teachers in December – but only after administering the vaccine to all the heal...

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...

Georgia hospital, against rules, vaccinated worker families Associated Press Modern Healthcare Illustration / Getty Images A northwest Georgia hospital vaccinated hundreds of relatives of employees against COVID-19, another example of a hospital not following Georgia's rules about who's eligible to get the medication. Floyd Medical Center CEO Kurt Stuenkel tells WAGA-TV that he decided to make the vaccine available to people living with employees of the Rome hospital. That policy has since been reversed. Georgia is seeking to vaccinate people in phases because of limited supply. Family member...