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/ 4 years agoFirst Shipment of 3 Million Allotted Rapid COVID-19 Tests Delivered to Georgia
The BinaxNow tests require a nasal swab for specimen collection and results are available in 15 minutes.
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/ 4 years agoNew CDC data finds adult obesity is increasing
This is up from nine states in 2018 and six states in 2017.
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/ 4 years agoDPH Provides Update on COVID-19 Trends in Georgia – Sept. 23, 2020
Great news: The 7-day average of new cases reported is down 53.6% from our peak July 24.
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/ 4 years agoCDC Gives School Systems Indicators for Dynamic School Decision-Making
The measures do not set strict cutoffs for individual schools and school systems; they should be used as guideposts for monitoring...
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/ 4 years agoCDC: Youth e-cigarette use is down
About 3.6 million U.S. youth reported current (in the past 30 days) e-cigarette use in 2020, reflecting a decline from 5.4...
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/ 4 years agoKemp, Toomey Urge Georgians to Get Tested Following Labor Day Weekend
Persons who may have been exposed over the Labor Day holiday may now be experiencing symptoms, but 180 testing locations are...
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/ 4 years agoDPH Shows Positive Trends in Latest COVID-19 Update in Georgia
The 7-day average of new cases reported is down 48% from our peak July 24.
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/ 4 years agoDPH and Governor Kemp Ask Georgians to Follow Four Things for Fall
"In recent weeks, the number of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations have decreased in Georgia. By following the Four Things for Fall...
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/ 4 years agoTrump Administration Will Deploy 150 Million Rapid Tests in 2020
Testing will be potentially deployed to schools and to assist with serving other special needs populations.
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/ 4 years agoGeorgia DPH Says Its Received Reports of People Ingesting Bleach-Like Product
The Department of Public Health says it has received reports people are using diluted chlorine dioxide to “treat” COVID-19. Chlorine dioxide...