The Cobb & Douglas Public Health Department will open up registration for vaccine appointments each Friday evening for residents who qualify for a COVID-19 vaccine.
Starting today at 5 p.m., the department will open appointments for Tuesday through Saturday, said spokeswoman Valerie Crow. According to the department’s website, appointment slots will be made available each Friday at 5 p.m. The health department is working one week at a time “due to uncertain vaccine availability.”
Residents can schedule a time within the next week to get the vaccine on the department’s website, www.cobbanddouglaspublichealth.com. Once all appointment slots for the upcoming week are booked, residents will have to wait until the following Friday to try again.
Cobb & Douglas Public Health officials will give the vaccinations Monday through Saturday at Jim Miller Park at 2245 Callaway Road SW in Marietta.
Monday was the first day the health department began offering appointments for public safety personnel and people age 65 and older who fall into the Phase 1A+ group. It started vaccinating frontline healthcare workers last week. Cobb’s appointment system is available only to those groups who qualify to get the vaccine at this time and identification will be required.
According to the health department’s website, an enrollment form must be completed online and then those who qualify will receive an email from the health department on how to register for their vaccine. The health department will prioritize Cobb and Douglas county residents, it said.
The state has come under criticism for the difficulty many have reported in signing up for a vaccine. Websites have crashed repeatedly as residents race to sign up for limited doses.
On Thursday, the state Department of Public Health reported 9,036 net new confirmed and suspected COVID-19 infections in Georgia. The seven-day rolling average of confirmed and suspected cases has dipped slightly to 9,694, but it remains at a rate three times higher than Georgia reported Dec. 1.
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