DeKalb Health Officials:
“Don’t Forget to Add Protection Against
Respiratory Illnesses to Your Holiday Season Prep List”
DECATUR, Ga. –If this week’s arctic blast didn’t deliver a chilling reminder of things to come, you were either in a warm and cozy place or weren’t paying attention. As attention now shifts to Thanksgiving and Christmas preparations, there’s often an overlooked item on the checklist – protecting yourself again influenza, COVID and other respiratory […]
Georgia DPH Awaiting CDC/ACIP Guidance
Before Administering Updated COVID-19 Vaccine
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESept. 3, 2025 ATLANTA – The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is awaiting CDC/ACIP recommendations and clinical guidance for administering the updated 2025-2026 COVID-19 vaccine. This has been DPH’s protocol since the first COVID-19 vaccines became available in late 2020. Health departments do not have the updated vaccine in stock, and the CDC […]