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Booster shots available starting Tuesday
COVID-19 vaccine
A bill in the Georgia House of Representatives would prohibit government agencies from requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccination to access government facilities or services. - photo by File photo

CHATHAM COUNTY -- Health Departments in the Coastal Health District will begin offering booster shots of Moderna and Johnson and Johnson (Janssen) COVID-19 vaccines Tuesday. The Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have recommended booster doses for all three available COVID-19 vaccines in the United States.

Not every health department has every brand of COVID-19 vaccine, so we encourage residents to check our scheduling website, chdcovidvax.org, to see which vaccines are available at each location. 

If you need assistance with scheduling, you may call the COVID-19 Vaccine Call Center at 912-230-5506. The call center is open Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., and Friday from 8 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Rincon City Council Approves First Pay Raise in 14 Years
Council pay raise
Chart shows monthly salaries for city council members and mayors in Rincon, other Effingham County municipalities and nearby Georgia cities.
Rincon City Council voted unanimously Monday to approve its first pay raise in 14 years, increasing council members’ pay to $750 per month and the mayor’s pay to $950 per month starting next year. The raises will apply to those elected in November, when three council seats and the mayor’s office will be on the ballot.
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