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Free Vaccines at Public Health Open House in Columbia County

The Columbia County Emergency Management Agency and the Columbia County Health Department will host a Public Health Open House on June 21 from 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the…

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The Columbia County Emergency Management Agency and the Columbia County Health Department will host a Public Health Open House on June 21 from 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Emergency Operations Center on Ronald Reagan Drive.  It's free and open to the public.

The Health Department will provide free COVID-19 vaccines for adults and children,  and Meningococcal Vaccines, which are required for students entering or transferring into eleventh grade or on or after their 16th birthday.

Women, Infant, and Children (WIC) Services will have their mobile van on site to provide WIC information and services along with a breastfeeding peer counselor.

Other partners participating in the event include Chronic Disease, Women's Health Breast and Cervical Cancer Program, Project Impact, and Serenity Behavioral health Services , which will be providing free HIV testing along with general information.

Mary Liz is the News Director and Co-Host of Augusta’s Morning News on WGAC. She spent 11 years as a News Director at an Indiana Radio Station. She has also worked as a former Police and Courts Reporter for The Republic Newspaper and Assistant Marketing Director of Merchants National Bank in Indianapolis. Mary Liz focuses most on local breaking news stories, feature stories on upcoming events, or community-service related organizations and the people who serve them. She has been with WGAC since 1995.