Information submitted by Cobb and Douglas Public Health regarding a free vaccination event Saturday for veterans at the VFW Post 2681 (140 Powers Ferry Road):
We are partnering with the Atlanta Veteran Affairs to offer COVID-19 vaccines to veterans, their families and caregivers on July 24 from 9:00 am until noon. For more information, please call 770-977-2088. http://ow.ly/TYyq50Fujho
According to the Georgia DPH vaccine dashboard, there have been 727,952 vaccine doses administered in Cobb County, with 350,641 of them considered “fully vaccinated.”
That means individuals have had either both of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines or the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine. That figure represents 47 percent of all eligible Cobb citizens (age 12 or older).
Another 388,170 people in Cobb, or 52 percent, have received the first dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines.
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