COVID Vaccine Recommended For Children 5-11 Years Old
Vaccination, with other preventive measures, can protect children from COVID-19 Atlanta – Following the recommendation of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) and health districts throughout Georgia will offer Pfizer pediatric COVID vaccine to children 5-11 years old. Vaccination […]
Booster Doses Authorized for Moderna and J&J COVID Vaccines
Atlanta – The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) and health districts throughout Georgia will begin offering booster doses of Moderna and Johnson & Johnson (J&J) COVID vaccine Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021, pending guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). These boosters are in addition to previously approved booster doses of Pfizer vaccine. […]
Georgia DPH Follows Federal Recommendations For COVID Booster Shots
ATLANTA – The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) will follow the guidance and recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices (ACIP) for COVID vaccine booster shots. The recommendations for COVID vaccine booster shots are: People 65 years and older and residents in long-term care settings should receive a […]
Saharan Dust Cloud Moves Over Georgia
ATLANTA –The Georgia Department of Public Health is urging people, especially individuals with chronic lung conditions, to protect themselves from dust from the Saharan dust cloud as it moves over Georgia. The dust cloud is expected to be around for the next few days. The dust can cause eye, nose and throat irritation for anyone […]
Priority COVID-19 Testing Available for All Georgia First Responders
ATLANTA – To help maintain the readiness of first responders, the Georgia Department of Public Health, in partnership with the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency will begin COVID-19 priority testing June 15, for first responders at all specimen points of collection (SPOC) sites throughout Georgia. “We’ve been working to ensure that every Georgian […]
DPH Continues Operation of Specimen Collection Sites
Georgia National Guard and Augusta University Scale Back Drive-Thru Sites DECATUR, Ga. – Nine specimen collection sites operated jointly by the Georgia National Guard and Augusta University will end operations effective May 30 as the university transitions its focus to research and development of new non-invasive testing options like saliva and antibody testing. The Georgia […]
Free COVID-19 Testing at Decatur’s House of Hope on Monday, May 4
Atlanta, GA – The Governor’s Coronavirus Task Force Community Outreach Committee, co-chaired by Dr. Bernice King and Leonardo Smith, has partnered with the Georgia Department of Public Health and DeKalb County Board of Public Health to establish free testing at a pop-up site at the House of Hope in Decatur this Monday, May 4, 2020. If […]
Georgia Department of Public Health Partners with CDC on COVID-19 Antibody Testing Survey
ATLANTA – The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is partnering with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Fulton and DeKalb County Boards of Health to conduct an antibody testing survey to better understand how many people may have already been infected with the virus that causes COVID-19. Between April 28 to […]
Expanded Testing For COVID-19 In Georgia
Revised Testing Criteria and Increased Number of Test Sites ATLANTA – The Georgia Department of Public Health(DPH) is increasing the number of specimen collection sites statewide for COVID-19 testing, and is revising the current testing criteria to accommodate more testing of Georgia residents. Effective immediately, all symptomatic individuals will be eligible for COVID-19 testing. Health […]
CDC Sends $1.5M to DeKalb to Fight HIV
Atlanta, GA – Today Governor Brian P. Kemp, U.S. Senators Johnny Isakson and David Perdue, DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond, and Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) Commissioner Kathleen E. Toomey, M.D. announced that $1.5 million from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will be used in DeKalb County to reduce HIV transmission, illness, […]
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