Currently the efforts to distribute the Covid-19 vaccine in Georgia are being hampered by adverse weather conditions. First doses have been administered across the state. However, persons who are waiting for their second dose could face a longer wait time than...
On Monday, Senate Republicans, led by Senator Mitt Romney (R – Utah), unveiled their Time to Rescue United States Trusts Act (TRUST) which purports to restore and strengthen federal trust funds, i.e. Social Security and Medicare. The TRUST ACT is a sub-provision of...
Psychologists are warning that thousands of Covid-19 survivors might find themselves struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder after recovery. Psychologists believe that the mental health risks arising from the pandemic have not been addressed, and are likely to...
Thanks to occupying a household with social twenty-somethings with less than rigid quarantine habits, we have had two exposures to COVID-19, but we all just tested negative. My family consists of my husband and I (we are both 56) and our two adult sons (21 and 24). ...
Social media is a breeding ground for bad information. Some people have complained recently, through social media mostly, that wearing a mask is detrimental to their mental health and there is no science behind the need to wear a mask in a pandemic. These memes,...
On June 11, Governor Kemp introduced an executive order, “Empowering a Healthy Georgia.” Those who are 65 and older no longer must shelter in place, unless they are in a long-term facility or are “medically fragile.” Effective June 16, restaurants no longer have a...
At the time of writing this, more than 130 million Americans had received their $1,200 stimulus checks to help them tide over their financial problems during this crisis. However, persons who are receiving disability and other benefits by the Social Security...
In the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic, when not much was known about the terrifying Coronavirus and the disease it caused, there were hopes that the pandemic would peter off as the weather got hotter. As we move towards summer, it doesn’t look like that’s going...
Testing has been a tricky issue in dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic in Georgia, but we are happy to report that things are now turning for the better. Symptomatic persons are eligible for Covid-19 testing in Georgia. Testing is a major tool in the fight against...
In the initial days of the Coronavirus or Covid-19 outbreak many in Georgia believed that the disease would be restricted to urban areas due to higher travel as well as the greater population densities in cities. However, rural Georgia is currently reeling from the...