Georgia threw open the doors for COVID-19 vaccination to a majority of adults Monday, as the state seeks to improve its worst-in-the-nation share of the population that has been inoculated against the respiratory illness.
At the Macon State Farmers Market mass vaccination site, cars full of people waiting their turn for a shot formed a long but orderly line that stretched down the block and out onto a highway, partially blocking a lane of traffic.
The line moved quickly as men and women in military fatigues checked people in by verifying their identification and scanning an electronic code with their appointment information. Cars were then split into three lanes of traffic, where medical staff dressed in blue gowns administered vaccines to drivers and passengers through rolled-down windows.
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