It’s been a very eventful week on the COVID-19 front. In Georgia, and specifically in the southeast part of the state- numbers are rising in cases, hospitalizations, and deaths.

In Georgia and South Carolina- vaccine rollout has expanded. On Monday- adults 65 and older, their caregivers, and first responders became eligible to receive the vaccine in Georgia.

Dr. Thacker (14:26) is the associate chief medical officer at Memorial Health in Savannah, and also the hospital’s director of Pediatric Infectious Disease.

Thacker received his first and second doses of the COVID-19 vaccine publicly, his first shot came on December 16 and his second was earlier this month on January 4.

WTOC's Morning Break anchors Cyreia Sandlin and Tim Guidera welcome a new co-host to the team. Kyle Jordan joins WTOC from our sister station, WCSC, in Charleston, S.C.

Chatham County Nurse Manager Tammi Brown was one of the first people in the state of Georgia to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Brown received her shot while Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp was in Savannah discussing the rollout plan for the new vaccine. 

WTOC's Jake Wallace is joined by colleague Blair Caldwell to discuss her experience covering the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Caldwell is WTOC's health reporter and has been bringing you the very latest information since the pandemic began. 

Dr. Paul Bradley, the principal investigator with the Moderna Vaccine Trail joins WTOC to answer a few questions about the vaccine.

Moderna’s vaccine was the second COVID-19 vaccine to receive emergency use authorization by the US Food and Drug Administration.

WTOC's Dawn Baker was the very first person in the US to receive a Phase 3 vaccine trial dose. The longtime anchor discusses why she chose to participate in a clinical trial and how the pandemic has affected her.

Dawn Baker is joined by Dr. Stephen Thacker, Associate Chief Medical Officer at Memorial Health, to discuss the current state of the COVID-19 pandemic locally and the back to school season.

WTOC's Mike Cihla is joined by Lindse Murphy, with Memorial Health, to discuss the stressors of school and dealing with the added anxiety about the COVID-19 pandemic. 

WTOC's Mike Cihla is joined by Adolescent Medicine Dr. Charelle Coates to discuss returning to school during a pandemic. 

Pediatrician Dr. Andrew Gunter, from Memorial Health, joins WTOC's Mike Cihla to discuss preparing your kids for Back 2 School season during the COVID-19 pandemic.