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- Georgia DPH Seeks Public Input on the Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant
- Closed for State Holiday, July 4, 2024
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Pfizer-Biotech COVID-19 Vaccine Approved by FDA
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On August 23, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine has been known as the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, and will now be marketed as Comirnaty (pronounced koe-mir’-na-tee) for the prevention of COVID-19 disease in individuals 16 years of age and older.
The vaccine also continues to be available under emergency use authorization (EUA), including for individuals 12 through 15 years of age and for the administration of a third dose in certain immunocompromised individuals.
Read the FDA News Release at www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-approves-first-covid-19-vaccine.
If you need your first or second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, find a vaccine location near you and get vaccinated! The Health Department continues to offer COVID-19 vaccine free of charge. No appointment is necessary – just walk in.
- Georgia DPH Seeks Public Input on the Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant
- Closed for State Holiday, July 4, 2024
- Closed for State Holiday, June 19, 2024
- Closed for State Holiday, May 27, 2024
- Health Services and Call Center NOT Available on Monday, May 20, 2024
- Closed for State Holiday, March 29, 2024
Contact our PIO directly to share health news.