The deadline for thousands of Georgia health care workers to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 — or risk losing their jobs — came and went last Friday. Piedmont, Wellstar and Emory health systems were among those that told employees if they didn’t roll up their sleeves, they risked being fired. Read the full article: AJC/WABE
Some hospitals in Georgia have not made it easy for a patient to find out how much they charge for specific procedures despite a federal requirement to provide clear and accessible pricing information online, an Atlanta Journal-Constitution investigation found. The newspaper said Friday it reviewed 14 Georgia hospitals and found that as of early July, only one made…
Jennifer Dalton wanted to work a few more years in her role as legal counsel for the state, before taking a full retirement. But almost immediately, an investigation by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution found that Dalton began resisting what she calls “potential violations of state and federal law.” Assigned to the Department of Public Health at the…
Nine Georgia senators tested positive for COVID-19 during this year’s legislative session held with numerous safety protocols in place. Georgia Senate leaders credited the protocols established before the session started in January with keeping the infection rate of the virus low during their 40 legislative days. The session adjourned last week. Of the 3,907 tests…
Gov. Brian Kemp is poised to roll back many of the state’s remaining coronavirus restrictions to speed a return to “normal life” as President Joe Biden and federal health experts warn of a potential “fourth surge” of the pandemic if Americans let down their guard. Read the full article: ajc.com
Emails show that throughout the worst public health crisis in a century, Brian Kemp repeatedly disregarded advice from Kathleen Toomey, federal scientists and other experts, an examination by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution found. Read the full article: ajc.com
The Georgia General Assembly is considering a bill that would restrict hidden “granny cams,” like the one used by the Dempsey family and sanctioned by the Supreme Court. Instead, the legislation would authorize in-view cameras so that a long-term care facility and its employees would know they are being filmed. Read the full article: ajc.com
In updated COVID-19 guidance released Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now says students can be 3 feet apart in classrooms, rather than 6 feet, as long as masks are worn. That may be a relief to Georgia districts struggling — and sometimes failing — at keeping children the 6 feet apart that the…
The Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued new guidelines on Friday that recommend students in classrooms can now distance at three feet, rather than the formerly recommended six. Masks are remaining mandatory, the CDC said, and teachers and other adult school staff must still adhere to the six feet guidelines. Read the full…
The 21-year-old man accused of killing eight people at three metro Atlanta spas said it was a sexual addiction — and not the race of victims — that led him to the alleged crime spree, police said Wednesday. Robert Aaron Long, accused in three shootings about an hour apart Tuesday in Cherokee County and northeast…