COVID-19

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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…

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…

Health Care October 23, 2021

School-aged COVID cases in Cobb declined this week, with preschool remaining same

After an uptick in the rate of COVID cases among school aged children in Cobb County last week, we’ve settled back into the downward trend, according to figures from the…

Health Care October 20, 2021

In-home COVID vaccination for Georgians with disabilities who are unable to travel to a site

If you’re a Georgia resident who has barriers to leaving your home for the COVID-19 vaccination due to ongoing physical or mental disability, the Georgia Department of Public Health is…

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From the Editor October 17, 2021

From the Editor: COVID fatigue and a probably never-ending pandemic

I had a first cousin die of COVID-19 at the beginning of the pandemic (one of the earliest deaths from the disease in Cobb County) and recently the husband of…

Health Care October 16, 2021

After weeks of downward trend, state data shows increase in Cobb public-school aged COVID cases

After weeks of good news on the COVID front in public schools, the School Aged COVID-19 surveillance data distributed weekly by the Georgia Department of Public Health showed an increased…

Health Care October 15, 2021

Cupid extends Cobb Declaration of Emergency

Cobb County Board of Commissioners Chairwoman Lisa Cupid extended the county’s Declaration of Emergency yesterday. To read the declaration follow this link. The declaration was put in place because of…

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Health Care October 14, 2021

U.S. District Court in Atlanta to Hear COVID-19 Lawsuit for Cobb County Students with Disabilities

By Rebecca Gaunt The matter of masks and other COVID-19 CDC recommendations in the Cobb County School District will go in front of a judge Friday. The Southern Poverty Law…

Health Care October 13, 2021

Dr. Memark’s latest report on COVID to the BOC

Dr. Janet Memark, District Health Director for Cobb & Douglas Public Health delivered the latest of her regular reports before the Cobb County Board of Commissioners at their meeting Tuesday…

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Education November 23, 2024

What would it mean if President-elect Trump dismantled the US Department of Education?

by Kevin Welner, University of Colorado Boulder, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In her role as former chief executive of World Wrestling Entertainment, Linda McMahon…

Education November 23, 2024

Fast fashion may seem cheap, but it’s taking a costly toll on the planet − and on millions of young customers

by Paula M. Carbone, University of Southern California, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Fast fashion is everywhere – in just about every mall, in the…

Health Care cost November 23, 2024

Doctor’s bills often come with sticker shock for patients − but health insurance could be reinvented to provide costs upfront

by Michal Horný, UMass Amherst, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] You have scheduled an appointment with a health care provider, but no matter how hard…

Opinion November 23, 2024

Bookman: Trump deportations, tariffs will stifle Georgia’s farming and tax-subsidized EV industries

by Jay Bookman, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] November 21, 2024 On Jan. 20 a new administration takes power in Washington, and…

Disability November 23, 2024

Georgians With Disabilities Are Still Being Institutionalized, Despite Federal Oversight

This article by Sam Whitehead first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Sam Whitehead November 22, 2024 ATLANTA — Lloyd Mills was tired of being stuck in a…

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