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Greetings,
Last week, President Biden announced the White House's COVID-19 Action Plan to help get more Americans vaccinated, decrease hospitalizations, and keep our schools and economy open.
The COVID-19 Action Plan is a path out of the pandemic and will work to:
- Vaccinate the Unvaccinated
- Further Protection for the Vaccinated
- Keep Schools Safely Open
- Increase Testing and Require Masking
- Protect Our Economic Recovery
- Improve Care for Those with COVID-19
The official White House Report on the program states that, "The Administration is preparing for boosters to start as early as the week of September 20th, subject to authorization or approval by the FDA and a recommendation from ACIP. Getting a booster will be easy. Booster shots will be free, and widely available across 80,000 locations—from pharmacies to doctors’ offices to health centers"
Since May of 2021, vaccines have been available to every individual age 12 and over. According to the Georgia Department of Public Health, nearly 10 million vaccines have been administered in the state of Georgia, with 45% of the state fully vaccinated. Additionally, reports find that there are over 200 million Americans who have received at least one dose of the vaccine (62.7% of the total U.S. population, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention).
Click here to learn more about vaccination rates in your county.
Click here to find a COVID-19 vaccination site near you.
Thank you for staying in touch with me, and I look forward to continuing to serve you and your family. As always, feel free to call on me and my staff in Jonesboro and Smyrna for assistance. We can all do our part to curb the spread of this virus. If you can, get vaccinated as soon as possible, and I will keep in touch with important information on COVID-19 public health guidance and booster shots as new updates develop.
Sincerely,
Congressman David Scott
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