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Chatsworth, GA - The Murray County Health Department will be closed to the public on Friday, December 29th, for plumbing repairs. We apologize that public health services will not be available at the health department in Chatsworth that day; however, we do anticipate normal operations will resume on Tuesday, January 2nd, after the New Year's Day holiday. Please monitor here on our website for updates at www.nghd.org.
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Chatsworth, GA - Due to plumbing issues, the Murray County Health Department must close at 1 PM today, Thursday, December 21st. We apologize for this inconvenience; however, we are working as quickly as possible to resolve this issue and will notify the public as soon as the health department has reopened. Please monitor our website for updates at www.nghd.org.
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North GA - Public health officials in North Georgia encourage residents to spread holiday cheer instead of the COVID-19 virus this holiday season. Along with vaccination, the best way to prevent sharing the virus with others is to test for COVID-19 if symptomatic before going to holiday gatherings with family or larger crowds.
The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is offering FREE COVID-19 PCR testing at TestAndGo Kiosks placed in communities across Georgia that are open 24-7. The kiosk in the North Georgia Health District is located at the Piedmont Community Center, 824 Industrial Boulevard, Ellijay, GA 30540.
After completing a brief registration form, the kiosks dispense a test kit that includes a nasal swab, similar to other at-home tests, and instructions on collecting the specimen. Once the specimen is collected, it is safely packaged back into the kit and placed in the kiosk. The specimens are picked up daily and sent to an accredited lab for PCR testing.
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National Influenza Vaccination Week (NIVW) is an annual observance in December to remind everyone 6 months and older that there’s still time to get vaccinated against flu. Vaccination is particularly important for people who are at higher risk of developing serious flu complications, including pregnant people and young children. Millions of children get sick with flu every year, and thousands will be hospitalized as a result. Pregnant people also are at higher risk of developing serious flu complications.
Since flu viruses are constantly changing and protection from vaccination decreases over time, getting a flu vaccine every year is the best way to reduce your risk from flu. A flu vaccine is the only vaccine that protects against flu and has been shown to reduce the risk of flu illness, hospitalization, and death.
This week is meant to remind people that there is still time to benefit from the first and most important action in preventing flu illness and potentially serious flu complications: get a flu vaccine today. Flu vaccines are readily available at health departments in the North Georgia Health District, including Cherokee, Fannin, Gilmer, Murray, Pickens, and Whitfield counties. NO appointment is needed, and flu vaccine is either NO or Low cost to individuals, depending on their healthcare coverage.
Learn more about National Influenza Vaccination Week and share the information with loved ones and friends via tools provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) at www.cdc.gov/flu/resource-center/nivw/index.htm. Together, we can use NIVW as a nationwide call to action to encourage everyone 6 months and older to get their annual flu vaccine, especially pregnant people, young children, and others at higher risk. The more people vaccinated against flu, the more people are protected from flu.
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