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Despite the demand from millions of Americans to get their COVID-19 vaccine, Georgia health officials were forced to destroy over 110,000 vaccine doses because they were not being used.
Sites in Colorado, North Carolina and Iowa also had temporary shutdowns this week.
As of September 2, 2021, Georgia has administered 9,882,512 COVID-19 vaccine doses, and has fully vaccinated 4,444,517 people, equivalent to 42.72 percent of the population. [ 15 ] Timeline
[32] [31] On August 5, 2020, the United States agreed to pay Johnson and Johnson more than $1 billion to create 100 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine. The deal gave the U.S. an option to order an additional 200 million doses. The doses were supposed to be provided for free to Americans if they were used in a COVID-19 vaccination campaign. [33]
To address the question of why some racial groups are disproportionately affected by COVID-19, the CDC compiled a list of factors linking a racial group to increased risk of COVID-19 exposure. [31] These factors are well-linked to the social determinants of health , the social contributors that influence heath outcomes for a particular group.
The U.S. Senate has given the green light for a $21 billion dollar disaster relief fund which can help Georgia farmers recover from the devastating impacts of Hurricane Helene.
Full map including municipalities. State, territorial, tribal, and local governments responded to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States with various declarations of emergency, closure of schools and public meeting places, lockdowns, and other restrictions intended to slow the progression of the virus.
The Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission approved redirecting $100 million with most going to disaster relief loans post Helene.