FEBRUARY 11, 2021
Georgia’s new senators back incentive bill for Medicaid expansion
Georgia Health News
A group of mostly Democratic U.S. senators – including Georgia’s newly elected Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff – is pushing legislation that would offer [an] incentive for states, including Georgia, that have not expanded Medicaid. | READ MORE
Georgia House passes bill to extend COVID-19 liability protection
Albany Herald
Legislation extending COVID-19 liability protection to Georgia businesses and hospitals until July 14 of next year cleared the state House of Representatives Tuesday. | READ MORE
CDC study finds two masks are better than one vs. COVID-19
Associated Press
U.S. government researchers found that two masks are better than one in slowing coronavirus spread, but health officials stopped short of recommending that everyone double up. | READ MORE
Even after witnessing COVID’s toll, many Georgia health workers balk at vaccine
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Now that vaccines offer hope of ending the crisis, large swaths of the long-term care workforce are refusing the shots. | READ MORE
Coronavirus cases continue downward trend, including at UGA
Marietta Daily Journal
The University of Georgia announced Wednesday that new coronavirus cases among students, faculty, and staff have dropped “dramatically,” with the fewest new cases in a single week since Thanksgiving. | READ MORE
Many hospitals are still overwhelmed by COVID-19 patients. Is yours?
GPB
Using an analysis from the University of Minnesota's COVID-19 Hospitalization Tracking Project, NPR has created a tool that allows you to see how your local hospital and your county overall are faring.  | READ MORE
Elbert clinic says state punishment over COVID shots was unfair
Georgia Health News
The Elbert County medical practice at the center of a COVID-19 vaccine controversy says it was shocked at being suspended by the state after giving shots to educators. | READ MORE
COVID-19 vaccine guide on making appointments at Georgia hospitals
11 Alive
If you're searching for the COVID-19 vaccine you may quickly realize appointments have been very limited and appointments will continue to be limited until the state's weekly allotment of doses increases significantly. | READ MORE
Blacks’ lower vaccination rates linked to distrust
Georgia Health News
Forty-three percent of Black adults say they would rather “wait and see” before getting vaccinated, compared to 31 percent in the general population, according to a recent Kaiser Family Foundation survey. | READ MORE
CDC: LGBT community at greater risk to experience severe COVID-19 symptoms
The Hill
Members of the LGBT community are at greater risk of of experiencing severe symptoms of COVID-19, according to a report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Thursday. | READ MORE
Opinion: vaccine distribution – Equity left behind?
JAMA Network
Concerns have been raised that the more detailed approach [to vaccine distribution] has been difficult to implement, thus slowing the rollout of vaccines, and may leave decisions regarding who gets vaccinated to people not adequately trained to make such a decision. | READ MORE
New variants raise worry about COVID-19 virus reinfections
Associated Press
Evidence is mounting that having COVID-19 may not protect against getting infected again with some of the new variants. | READ MORE
Obituary: Former MAG President Alva Louie Mayes Jr., M.D.
The Telegraph
Alva Louie Mayes Jr., M.D., passed away on Wednesday, February 3. | READ MORE
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