vaccines
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COVID-19 Coverage
Local Organizations Use Social Marketing Campaign to Inform About COVID-19
Three local organizations teamed up to provide a social marketing campaign for COVID-19 in Northeast Georgia to increase safety awareness about the virus and the number of residents who are vaccinated. The graphics from the campaign have been widely spread, ranging from different social media platforms to billboards. The organizations…
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Athens-Clarke County
Athens Animal Workers Oppose Georgia Pet Bill
The Georgia House is considering a new law to regulate the sale of pets in retail stores. The bill, introduced by Rep. Earl Ehrhart, of District 36, would prohibit local governments from preventing the sale of dogs and cats from any pet store in the state of Georgia. HB 144…
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Health
What Vaccines are Doing for Public Health
By Abby Jessen Vaccines are improving public health, and experts from the UGA College of Public Health and Athens Regional have teamed up to talk about it on Wednesday night. They will explain the reasons for and science behind vaccine use, address vaccination safety, and discuss the role vaccines have played in…