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COVID-19 Vaccine Scheduling: 1-888-457-0186
Banks County - 706-677-2296
Dawson County - 706-265-2611
Forsyth County - 770-781-6900
Franklin County - 706-384-5575
Habersham County - 706-778-7156
Hall County - 770-531-5600
Hart County - 706-376-5117
Lumpkin County - 706-867-2727
Rabun County - 706-212-0289
Stephens County - 706-282-4507
Towns County - 706-896-2265
Union County - 706-745-6292
White County - 706-865-2191
Children With Special Needs - 770-535-6907

District 2 Public Health

1 day ago

BOOSTER DOSE APPROVAL, MASS VACCINATION SITES TO RE-OPEN IN DISTRICT 2 SEPTEMBER 27GAINESVILLE – Booster vaccine doses for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine have been approved for specific groups of fully vaccinated individuals. Although the booster dose is not required, it will help fully vaccinated people maintain protection over the coming months. It is important to note, COVID-19 vaccines are working well to prevent severe illness, hospitalization and death, but with the introduction of the Delta variant, public health experts noticed a reduction of protections against mild and moderate disease.Booster vaccine doses are approved for the following groups of people who received their second Pfizer vaccine at least 6 months ago: Recommendations will only apply to individuals who received the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for their primary serieso 65 years and oldero Residents of long-term care facilitieso 18 and older with underlying medical conditions that put a person at high-risk o 18 and older who have an occupational or institutional exposure risk The approval is for the Pfizer vaccine ONLY. Moderna and Johnson and Johnson (J&J) vaccines have not been approved for additional booster doses, right now there is not enough data to support a booster dose recommendation. Both Moderna and J&J are expected to submit data to the FDA in support of booster doses in the coming weeks. District 2 Public Health and Northeast Georgia Health System want to provide the community an opportunity to be vaccinated with ease and remind the community it is important to get fully vaccinated to keep our communities safe and to stop the spread of COVID-19. District 2 will re-open mass vaccination sites in most of its 13 counties as of September 27. The following counties will begin administering all doses of the Pfizer vaccine, first and second doses of the Moderna vaccine as well as the one dose J&J vaccine on September 27: All Health Departments will be vaccinating every other Saturday. Hall and Forsyth health departments will be vaccinating every Saturday starting October 2. Check with your local health department for their Saturday hours and vaccination location. o Banks County - City of Homer Fire Department – 243 Sycamore St., Homer, GA 30547Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday 9:00am to 3:00pm and Tuesday 9:00am to 5:00pmo Dawson County – Fire Station #2 – 8388 Hwy 53, Dawsonville, GA 30534Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 9:00am to 4:00pmo Franklin County – Franklin Co. Recreation Department – 557 Rocky Ford Rd., Carnesville, GA 30531Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday 8:30am to 3:00pmo Forsyth County – Northside Forsyth Hospital – 1800 Northside Forsyth Dr. suite 360, Cumming, GA 30041Monday – Friday 8:30am to 4:30pm Saturday - 8:30am to 12:00pm (at the Forsyth Co. Health Department, starts October 2)o Habersham County – Cornelia First Presbyterian – 469 N. Main St. Cornelia GA, 30531Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday 9:00am to 3:00pmo Hall County – Chicopee Woods Agricultural Center – 1855 Calvary Church Rd., Gainesville, GA 30507Monday – Friday 8:30am to 4:30pm Saturday - 8:30am to 12:00pm (Starts on October 2)o Hart County – Flat Shoals Baptist Church – 2999 Bowersville Hwy, Bowersville, GA 30516Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday 9:00am to 3:00pm and Tuesday 9:00am to 5:00pmo Towns County – Towns County Recreations Department – 150 Foster Park Rd. Hiawassee, GA 30512Monday and Wednesday 1:00pm to 4:15pm and Tuesday 1:00pm to 5:00pmo White County – The Bridge Church – 607 Hulsey Rd. Cleveland, GA 30528 Monday 9:00am to 2:00pm and Tuesday 9:00am to 6:00pmLumpkin, Rabun and Union Counties will continue offering COVID vaccines at the health departments until demand requires a move to a larger location.Appointments are not required. If an individual prefers to schedule an appointment, they may do so using the VRAS scheduling system via the District 2 Public Health website. Hours of operation and locations may change due to demand. Reference the schedule of locations and hours posted on the public health website to ensure the vaccine site in your county is operational. For more information on the COVID-19 booster dose visit the CDC website to learn more.-END- ... See MoreSee Less

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District 2 Public Health

2 days ago

Salmonella Outbreak www.cdc.gov/salmonella/oranienburg-09-21/details.htmlSALMONELLA OUTBREAK UPDATE: Since last Friday, 152 more cases have been reported in a fast-growing Salmonella outbreak. 279 people are sick in 29 states. The source remains unknown, but investigators are working quickly to try to identify a food linked to illness.What can you do? If you have symptoms of a Salmonella infection (diarrhea, fever, stomach cramps):• Talk to your healthcare provider.• Write down what you ate in the week before you started to get sick.• Report your illness to your health department.• Assist public health investigators by answering questions about your illness.For the latest information: bit.ly/3EwNocm. ... See MoreSee Less

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District 2 Public Health

3 days ago

Here is a schedule of District 2 Drive-thru Flu clinics! #avoidthefluanddrivethruSeptember 28 – Lumpkin County Health Department – 8:30 am to 5:30 pm You can purchase Best Ice Cream on Wheels ice cream 11:00am – 4:00pmSeptember 28 – Union County Health Department – 8:00am to 11:00 am and 1:00pm to 6:00pmSeptember 30 – Stephens County Health Department – 9:00am to 4:00pmOctober 4 – Habersham County Health Department – 8:30am to 4:00pmOctober 5 – Hart County (Hartwell First United Methodist Church) 10:00am to 6:00pmOctober 7 – Hall County (St. John Baptist Church) – 9:30am to 4:00pmOctober 12 – Banks County Health Department – 9:00am to 6:00pm October 12 – Forsyth County (Brown’s Bridge Church) – 9:00am – 5:00pm October 12 – White County – The Cleveland Worship Ctr – 3:00pm to 6:00pmOctober 14 – Franklin County (Royston Housing Auth.) -9:00am to 2:00pmOctober 19 – Franklin County (Lavonia Fire Station) – 7:30am to 2:00pmOctober 19 – Towns County Health Department – 8:00am to 11:30amOctober 21 – Dawson County (Rock Creek Park) 10:00am to 3:00pmOctober 26 – Rabun County (The Pavilions – Civic Center) – 9:00am to 3:00pmOctober 26 – Franklin County Health Department – 10:00am to 6:00pmOctober 28 – Stephens County Health Department 9:00am to 4:00pm ... See MoreSee Less

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