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…
City of Valdosta to stream meeting announcing a…
VALDOSTA, Ga.— The City of Valdosta's Council Chambers is calling for a special meeting to announce a COVID-19 update from the South Health District. Valdosta will hold the meeting on Wednesday, January 13 at 1:45…
New COVID-19 variant reported in Georgia
Release: First Case of COVID-19 Variant Identified in Georgia First Case of COVID-19 Variant Identified in Georgia Atlanta – The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is announcing Georgia’s first case of COVID-19 variant B.1.1.7, the…
OSHA reported over $3.8 Million in COVID-19 violations…
Release: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR’S OSHA ANNOUNCES $3,849,222 IN CORONAVIRUS VIOLATIONS WASHINGTON, DC – Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic through Dec. 24, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)…
SHD reports highest COVID-19 cases of the pandemic
Release District COVID-19 Cases At All Time High Posted: December 30, 2020 by Kristin Patten VALDOSTA – South Health District is currently experiencing the most significant increase in COVID-19 cases that the district has seen since the pandemic…
SHD stresses importance of getting young children flu…
Based on information released by the CDC, South Health District recently commented on Twitter about the high risk those 5 years old and younger face with the Flu. If not vaccinated serious complication may develop.…
Georgia Board of Pharmacy expresses support of vaccine…
Release: NOTICE RE: CHILDHOOD AND COVID-19 VACCINE ADMINISTRATION DECEMBER 18, 2020 Due to the continued impact of COVID-19 on the State of Georgia, the Georgia State Board of Pharmacy hereby acknowledges and supports the vaccination…
DPH release online dashboard to track vaccine distribution
Release: DPH Launches Vaccine Dashboard Moderna Vaccine, Second Allocation of Pfizer Vaccine Headed to Georgia Atlanta – The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is launching a vaccine dashboard that will track the number of providers…
GA Medicaid providers to be reimbursed for COVID-19…
Release: COVID-19 Vaccine Reimbursement Information for Georgia Medicaid Providers DECEMBER 17, 2020 The Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine and the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Advisory…