Get Vaccinated, Earn $50 Again At DeKalb Vaccine Event Saturday

DEKALB COUNTY, GA — DeKalb County residents can get $50 prepaid debit cards and backpacks for students during the county's back-to-school COVID-19 vaccination and testing event Saturday.

This is the second time the county has offered $50 in exchange for COVID-19 vaccinations, offering the same deal at an event last weekend. As of July 28, 334, 557 DeKalb County residents — or 45 percent — were fully vaccinated, according to Georgia Department of Public Health data.

“With the continued dramatic rise in the number of cases and hospitalizations associated with the COVID-19 Delta variant, time is of the essence,” DeKalb District Health Director Sandra J. Valenciano said in a news release. “Our community must rally together now to stop COVID-19 and that begins with getting vaccinated, in order to protect everyone, especially our most vulnerable residents and our young children who are not yet eligible for the vaccine.”

From 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, medical professionals from the DeKalb Board of Health and DeKalb Fire Rescue will administer voluntary COVID-19 vaccinations to residents age 12 and older at The Gallery at South DeKalb, located at 2801 Candler Road in Decatur.

Residents will be able to stay in their cars when receiving vaccinations. MedCura Health will also offer free COVID-19 tests and provide backpacks for students.

“We are focused on helping DeKalb residents to get vaccinated as soon as possible,” DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond said.

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