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Monday, January 31, 2011  14 county health departments across Southwest Georgia are lowering the cost of a flu shot from $20.00 to $15.00.

Tuesday, August 10, 2010  The World Health Organization says it will likely decide Tuesday whether to declare the swine flu pandemic over.

Tuesday, March 30, 2010  Latest Georgia news, sports, business and entertainment

Monday, March 29, 2010  Health officials are renewing their push for Americans to get swine flu shots because of an uptick in hospital cases in Georgia.

Friday, February 12, 2010  CDC: Swine flu has made more than 57 million Americans ill, but cases remain down lately

Sunday, January 10, 2010  Health officials say there’s still a good chance you can get swine flu if you haven’t been vaccinated.

Thursday, December 17, 2009  After weeks of shortages, swine flu vaccine is plentiful enough that nearly half the states now say everyone can get it, not just people in high-risk groups.

Wednesday, December 16, 2009  800,000 doses of the H1N1 vaccine have been recalled and Southwest Georgia received 600 of the recalled vaccines.

Tuesday, December 15, 2009  800,000 doses of children's swine flu vaccine recalled over concern about potency

Thursday, December 10, 2009  Health officials say American Indians and Alaska Natives have died from swine flu at a rate four times greater than other Americans.

Tuesday, December 08, 2009  The Southwest Georgia Health Department will host extended hours this week to accommodate more people who want to get vaccinated.

Monday, November 23, 2009 

Tuesday, November 10, 2009  Health officials say people 65-years and older are less likely to get H1N1 than other high risk groups such as two to 24-year-olds and pregnant women.

Thursday, November 05, 2009  Wednesday, at the Dougherty County Health Department, nurses administered nearly 180 injectable H1N1 vaccines.

Wednesday, November 04, 2009  Some waited four plus hours to receive the injectable H1N1 vaccine at the Dougherty County Health Department, but say it was worth the wait.