Archbold will continue to offer walk-in COVID-19 first vaccines at Archbold Memorial Hospital until April 30 and walk-in second vaccines until May 21. The walk-in clinic is open Monday and Wednesday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and Friday 9 a.m.-1 p.m. and is located in the Williams Auditorium at Archbold Memorial Hospital.

“The vaccine is safe and effective and is our best chance at resuming our normal lives,” said Chris Newman, Archbold vice president of clinical services. “We have had a great response from our community to our vaccine clinics. To date, we have administered nearly 25,000 vaccines. I want to encourage those that haven’t received the vaccine to take advantage of the opportunity to get it at our walk-in clinic from now until April 30.”

Beginning Thursday, May 6, vaccines will be given at Archbold’s Corporate Care Center located at 2705 E Pinetree Blvd, Suite A, by appointment only. To schedule your appointment, call (229) 584.SHOT Monday through Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. beginning May 3.

“As more and more of our community members become vaccinated, we no longer require a large-scale clinic to accommodate large amounts of people,” Newman said. “It makes sense for us to now move our vaccine clinic to a smaller-scale operation at one of our offsite locations.”

For more information, visit www.archbold.org/vaccine.

As of Friday, more than 9,750 Thomas County residents, 22% of the population, have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to the state Department of Public Health. More than 20,970 doses of vaccine have been administered.

Grady County has had more than 9,400 vaccines administered, with more than 4,450 being fully vaccinated.

The state Department of Public Health reports there have been 3,532 COVID-19 positive tests in Thomas County, with 113 deaths. There also have been 347 people hospitalized because of the novel coronavirus since the inception of the outbreak. 

Thomas County has recorded 29 new cases in the last two weeks, according to the state DPH. 

The state DPH has recorded 1,526 COVID-19 cases in Grady County, with 46 deaths and 173 hospitalizations attributed to the virus. The county has added 18 new cases in the last two weeks. 

Statewide, there have been more than 873,600 confirmed positive tests for COVID-19, leading to 17,337 deaths and more than 60,900 hospitalizations.

More than 8.1 million people have been tested for COVID-19 in the state, with a rate of 10.3% for positive results. 

Statewide, there have been 13,753 new COVID-19 cases in the last two weeks. 

The state has issued more than 5.6 million vaccinations, and 22% of all Georgia residents have been fully vaccinated.