Americans from hantavirus cruise return as Georgia residents monitored
Federal officials will provide an update Monday as 17 Americans exposed to hantavirus on MV Hondius return for monitoring; one shows symptoms, another tests "mildly" positive.
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Federal officials will provide an update Monday as 17 Americans exposed to hantavirus on MV Hondius return for monitoring; one shows symptoms, another tests "mildly" positive.
Public health groups have sued the CDC and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in an attempt to reverse the changes to the recommended childhood vaccine schedule.
As flu cases surge across Georgia, doctors warn that fewer vaccinations and delayed prevention could worsen the spread heading into the holidays.
Georgia Representatives Nikema Williams and Hank Johnson are among a group of more than 30 Democratic lawmakers urging the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to keep its long-standing recommendation that all newborns receive the hepatitis B vaccine within 24 hours of birth.
This week, a CDC advisory committee will gather in Atlanta to vote on recommendations that could change access to some shots.
Officials say the injured hiker had to be airlifted out of the Georgia forest after being stuck in a remote part of the wilderness.
A decade ago, Atlanta was ranked 51st the annual ParkScore Index. Now the "City in a Forest" has broken into the top 20.
Residents in the proposed annexation area voted against expanding the City of Lawrenceville's boundaries in the General Primary Election on Wednesday, rejecting a referendum that would have added an estimated 19,000 people to the city and expanded its boundaries in Gwinnett County.
A months-long investigation into a suspected drug trafficking organization has led to the arrest of six people this week, the GBI said.
Officials at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport expect nearly 2.7 million travelers to pass through the airport during the Memorial Day weekend travel period.