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UpdatedThu, Jan 28, 2021 at 11:24 am ET Reply(1) The state health department suspended the Elberton medical center for vaccinating Elbert County school workers ineligible for first phase. (Montana Samuels/Patch) ATLANTA — Georgia's health agency has suspended a medical provider from administering COVID-19 vaccinations after it allowed teachers to jump the line. The Medical Center of Elberton will be suspended from the state Department of Public Health's coronavirus vaccine program for six months for inoculating Elbert County School District teachers who are not included in Georgia's Phase 1...

Georgia House lawmakers want to shift more money into public health and nursing homes, saying the state needs to spend more in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Georgia House wants more state money for public health By JEFF AMYJanuary 26, 2021 GMT ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia House lawmakers want to shift more money into public health and nursing homes, saying the state needs to spend more in response to the coronavirus pandemic. House appropriations subcommittees on Tuesday made proposed changes to the current year’s budget, a yearly ritual that’s on a fast track in 2021 because of fears that the pandemic could disrupt the General Assembly’s session. The full House could vote on the changes as early as Thursday. The Senate would consider the chang...

Georgia’s worst-in-the-nation status for COVID vaccination rate is a glaring hole in the state’s fight against the disease. Some hospital officials are pointing to trouble inputting data into the state immunization registry about shots that have been given. Gov. Brian Kemp has talked about “a significant underreporting’’ of how many vaccinations have been carried out. The problem is certainly not a lack of demand for vaccinations. In fact, the opposite is true. County health departments are being overwhelmed by requests for the shots – so much so that Monday’s official launch of...

Starting Monday, more Georgians will be able eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, depending on supply.