As the federal government makes major changes to food and vaccine policy, uncertainty swirls in Washington over public health funding to states, and neighboring South Carolina is battling a surging ...

Public health workers manage a COVID-19 vaccination event in Cochran, Ga. on Jan. 25, 2021. Grant Blankenship/GPB News The Georgia Department of Public Health will face some cuts to its available ...

Georgia public health leaders on Tuesday underscored the gravity of the Texas measles outbreak, and expressed concern over the impact of misinformation from Washington. Three unvaccinated people are ...

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Georgia health officials are warning parents as measles cases soar in neighboring South Carolina.

DeKalb County Board of Health is extending clinic hours at four centers for immunizations and screenings, with services available until 7:30 p.m. on select Tuesdays. Georgia Department of Public ...

ATLANTA — Gov. Brian Kemp is naming a new leader for Georgia’s Department of Community Health. Dr. Dean Burke will take over as commissioner starting Aug. 1. Burke is currently the department’s chief ...

DPH says they are currently working to identify anyone who may have been exposed.

ATLANTA (WRBL) — The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) has confirmed a measles case in an unvaccinated Greater Atlanta resident. Officials say the unvaccinated person acquired the virus while ...

ATLANTA — The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is feeling the effects of federal funding cuts. DPH confirmed to 11Alive's Molly Oak that it was notified last week that some federal COVID-19 ...

Georgia health officials say the state's first case of measles for 2026 has been confirmed in a baby too young to receive the vaccine.