THOMASVILLE, Ga. - Thomas County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man on multiple drug charges after it was discovered that he was using a pill press to make fake Xanax, according to WALB. According to the…
DPH will soon end COVID-19 dashboard updates
Release: COVID-19 Daily Status Report and COVID Vaccine Dashboard Updates JUNE 29, 2021 NEWS ADVISORY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 29, 2021 COVID-19 Daily Status Report and COVID Vaccine Dashboard Updates Atlanta – Effective July 1, 2021, the…
Mosquito-borne illness EEE reported in Valdosta
Release: EEE Detected in Lowndes County Mosquito Bite Prevention Key to Preventing Illness VALDOSTA – A mosquito pool in Lowndes County has tested positive for EEE and the Georgia Department of Public Health’s South Health District…
DPH announces MCV4 vaccine as required for the…
Release: MCV4 Vaccine Required For 2021-2022 School Year VALDOSTA – Before starting the 2021-2022 school year, all students entering or transferring into 11th grade will need proof of a meningococcal booster shot (MCV4), unless their first dose was…
Georgia vaccination sites shift to Johnson and Johnson
Release: State Mass Vaccination Sites Shift to Johnson and Johnson Vaccine, Pfizer 2nd Doses Atlanta, GA – Recently, the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency (GEMA/HS), the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH), and the…
‘Count the Kicks’ plans to reduce stillbirths in…
Release: With the goal to save more than 300 babies each year, the Georgia Department of Public Health and Georgia Strong Families are partnering with Count the Kicks, an evidence-based stillbirth prevention public health campaign. …
Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) vaccine suspended
The Georgia Department of Public Health has suspended all injections of the Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) vaccine following the lead of the CDD and FDA. A joint statement from those agencies regarding the suspension is…
Over 4.5 Million COVID-19 vaccines administered in GA
Release: Georgia Administers 4.5 Million Vaccines Atlanta, GA - Recently, the Georgia Department of Public Health vaccine dashboard reported over 4.5 million vaccines have been administered in the state of Georgia. Over 3 million Georgians have received at…
Scammers take advantage of vaccination urgency in Georgia
Release: Carr and GaDPH Warn of Covid-19 Vaccine Scams ATLANTA, GA – Attorney General Chris Carr and the Georgia Department of Health are again warning Georgians that scammers have been trying to exploit the vaccine…