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Rural medical center suspended from vaccination program after inoculating school district staff

By CNN
| January 28, 2021

The Georgia Department of Public Health was notified that the Medical Center of Elberton had been vaccinating Elbert County School District staff members who were outside of the Phase 1A+ category of people eligible for the vaccine. After an investigation, the DPH confirmed the information and suspended the medical center.

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