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Georgia’s mass vaccination site in Chatham County is just days away from opening.

On this episode of WTOC’s Tracking the Vaccine podcast, Jake Wallace speaks with GEMA Director Chris Stallings about the site in Savannah, the process of choosing a location, and what those getting vaccinated there can expect.

Teachers and school staff are now eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in Georgia and South Carolina.

In this episode of WTOC’s Tracking the Vaccine podcast, Jake Wallace speaks with Savannah-Chatham County Public School System Nursing Administrator Lisa Wilson about the district’s effort to vaccinate its teachers and staff, how they prepared for the undertaking and more.

Georgia and South Carolina are both just days away from vaccine eligibility expansion. In this week’s episode, Jake Wallace looks at the latest updates in both states, including the mass vaccination site headed for Chatham County.

For more on South Carolina’s upcoming expansion, Jake speaks with SC DHEC assistant state epidemiologist Dr. Jane Kelly, including why she believes the time is right to expand, meeting the demand, and more.

This week, Jake Wallace talks with Dr. Jessica Mullinix, OB-GYN at St. Joseph’s/Candler about the COVID-19 vaccine and pregnancy.

Teachers and school staff in Georgia will soon be able to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. What about in South Carolina? This episode has updates on both states.

In this week's episode, Jake Wallace speaks with Reverend Dr. Da'Henri Thurmond, pastor of St. Paul CME Church in Savannah, about a new initiative partnering faith leaders, policy makers, and St. Joseph's/Candler aimed at building trust in the COVID-19 vaccine among underserved populations.

Dr. Thurmond discusses vaccine hesitancy, what he feels faith leaders can do to curb doubt, and what he hopes this initiative will do for the community.

Plus, Georgia is set to open four state mass vaccination sites next week. 

In this week's episode, Jake Wallace speaks with Visit Savannah President Joe Marinelli about how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the city's tourism businesses, what the vaccine will do, and what's next for the tourism industry.

Plus, the battle over getting teachers vaccinated continues. We look at the latest update.

In this week’s episode, Jake Wallace speaks with Southeast Health District health director Dr. Rose Marie Parks and nursing director Cindi Hart about their experiences working in public health through the COVID-19 pandemic, the challenges of working in a large, rural area, and the district’s decision to pause vaccine appointments last week.

Plus, the topic of vaccine rollout has spilled into the hallways of schools. How the Governors of Georgia and South Carolina are responding.

This week’s episode features updates on the new South African COVID variant found in South Carolina Thursday, the first cases in the U.S.

Plus, WTOC's Jake Wallace speaks with Savannah Mayor Van Johnson about his pledge to be “all in” on helping with vaccine distribution, his message to those traveling to Savannah, and more.

WTOC's Dawn Baker shares her experience this week finding out if she received the vaccine or a placebo during Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine trial. 

MLK Jr. Day Observance Assocation President Carolyn Blackshear and the director of the Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum, Vaughnette Goode-Walker, join the pod to look back on the legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.