Atlanta Buckhead Midtown
Covid 19 +
Fulton County Board of Health Merger
Atlanta Buckhead and Midtown are part of Fulton County in Georgia. When the Fulton County Board of Commissioners met on January 20, 2021, they approved a resolution to continue the transfer of the Fulton County Board of Health (FCBOH) to the Georgia Department of Public Health.
The date of transition is set for July 1, 2021. The Board of Health will continue to rely on the County for the provision of legal and facilities services.
Fulton is the LAST county (of a total of 159 counties) to merge with the Georgia Department of Public Health.
In April of 2016, the Georgia General Assembly passed HB 885 to initiate the transfer. In April of 2017, the Fulton County Commissioners passed two related resolutions. One of those established the FCBOH as a separate entity in order to facilitate the transfer.
Fulton County Commission Chairman, Robb Pitts, pictured above, endorsed the "efforts of the County Manager and the Fulton County Board of Health to insure that the move would be seamless..."
In the agreement, the 300+ employees of the FCBOH "would be guaranteed a job with the State of Georgia - the same job, same job title, same salary and comparable benefits,” added Chairman Pitts.
Seamless job continuity is important against COVID-19
It is believed that this "transition will provide greater financial and administrative control and will enhance the overall effectiveness of the Fulton County Board of Health."
HAVE QUESTIONS???
FCBOH FAQ page
REMEMBER -
Covid-19 vaccines are still under the FCBOH.
Both Pfizer and Moderna vaccines require second shot.
Covid-19 Vaccines in Fulton County, remain under the domain of the FCBOH in January 2021, and vaccines are being administered to individuals in Phase 1A:
- Paid or unpaid people serving in healthcare settings who have the potential for direct or indirect exposure to patients or infectious materials, including but not limited to Staff in clinical settings
(e.g. nurses, physicians, EMS, laboratory, environmental services, etc.) - Long-term care facilities staff and residents
- Adults 65 + and their caregivers
- First Responders (fire, police, sheriff, 9-1-1 personnel, etc.)
Phase 1B
People who play a key role in keeping essential functions of society running, including:
Critical workforce employees (e.g., educational faculty and staff, court employees, nuclear power plant employees, air traffic controllers, food processing, grocery workers, transportation, etc.)
Phase 1C
Adults under 65 with comorbidities
Phase 2
Individuals in homeless shelters
Individuals in congregate settings (e.g. homeless shelters, dormitories, group homes)
Individuals in jails, prisons, detention centers
Other people living in congregate settings
All adults (41 – 64)
Phase 3
Workers in industries important to the functioning of society and at moderate risk of exposure as listed in executive orders (hairstylists, barbers, restaurants, etc.)
Young adults (16-39)
Phase 4
Everyone residing in Georgia for whom the vaccine is recommended not included in previous vaccination phases.
Children - once the vaccine is approved for pediatric use.
HAVE QUESTIONS???
FCBOH FAQ page
REMEMBER - again...
Both Pfizer and Moderna vaccines require second shot.
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that you schedule your second shot 3 weeks after your first Pfizer dose, or 1 month after your first Moderna dose.
Receive your second dose anytime after your recommended date: will not effect success!
Keep Healthy - Stay away from these guys!!!
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ATTRIBUTION: Credit: NIAID This scanning electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2 (yellow)—also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus that causes COVID-19—isolated from a patient in the U.S., emerging from the surface of cells (blue/pink) cultured in the lab. Image captured and colorized at NIAID's Rocky Mountain Laboratories (RML) in Hamilton, Montana.
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