Health Care

coronavirus image -- a white sphere with red corona spikes emanating outward

Health Care November 25, 2021

CDC: COVID transmission remains high and cases are increasing

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) tweeted yesterday afternoon that COVID transmission in the U.S. remains high, and that cases increased by 9.7 percent over the past week. The #COVID19…

Health Care November 20, 2021

Cobb’s COVID rate shows an uptick among school-aged residents

After a nearly unbroken drop in COVID cases among Cobb County’s school-aged population, the cases rate showed an increase in both the 0-4 preschool age group and the public-school aged…

chart showing that staffing levels at nursing homes and assisted living facilities have not rebounded since the beginning of the pandemic

Health Care November 13, 2021

Nursing home and assisted living organization sounds alert about staffing shortages

Despite the widely publicized school tax exemption for seniors in Cobb County, and despite the number of Residential Senior Living ((RSL) projects that come before the Planning Commission and Board…

Health Care November 6, 2021

School-aged COVID case rate in Cobb continues to decline

With a couple of ups and downs, we’ve settled back into the downward trend in the schooled-aged rate of COVID-19 in Cobb County, according to figures from the Georgia Department…

Health Care November 3, 2021

Parents relieved as pediatric vaccinations for ages 5-11 begin

By Rebecca Gaunt The only people possibly cheering louder than Atlanta Braves fans Tuesday night were the parents who have been impatiently waiting for approval of the COVID-19 vaccine for…

Health Care October 31, 2021

CDC: new study finds vaccination against COVID-19 immunizes 5 times better than previous infection

A recent study conducted across 187 hospitals, announced by the CDC on Friday, has good news for the fully vaccinated and bad news for those who have been pushing the…

Health Care October 29, 2021

Wellstar enters partnership with HHS to expand access to COVID-19 monoclonal antibody therapy

Wellstar Health System announced yesterday that in partnership with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), it is expanding access to monoclonal antibody therapies at several of its…

Cobb County Senior Services building with article about Tim D Lee Center reopening

Health Care October 24, 2021

Cobb Senior Wellness Center to hold presentation on recently approved Alzheimer’s drug

The Cobb Senior Wellness Center will hold a free presentation entitled Aducanumab: The New Alzheimer’s Drug on Wednesday October 27. The event is for people 55 years of age and…

Sign in front of Cobb & Douglas Public Health on County Services Parkway in article about Cobb & Douglas Public Health hiring

Health Care October 24, 2021

Cobb & Douglas Public health accepting applications for $25,000 grants

Cobb & Douglas Public Health (CDPH) is accepting applications from organizations for grants of up to $25,000 to support health initiatives related to a specific list of community health issues….

Health Care October 23, 2021

GA health districts to offer Moderna and J&J booster doses starting October 26

The Georgia Department of Public Health announced in a press release that Georgia’s health districts will begin offering booster doses of the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines on…

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