Georgia now has more than 4,000 people hospitalized with COVID-19, with hospital admissions increasing at a pace that raises questions about hospitals’ ability to handle demand.
The numbers rose again Monday as Gov. Brian Kemp highlighted the launch of vaccinations of nursing home employees, starting at a Gainesville nursing home.
“We are eager to see the vaccine make its way quickly and safely to our most vulnerable,” the Republican Kemp said, speaking at a nursing home owned by the Pruitt Health chain, Georgia’s largest nursing home operator.
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