The Coastal Health District and *Long County Health Department will give $50 Visa gift cards to the first 50 people who get vaccinated against COVID-19 on Tuesday, February 22, from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the health department.
*(PLEASE NOTE: THE GIFT CARD INCENTIVE IS ONLY HAPPENING AT THE LONG COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT).
The Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) and Moderna vaccines will be available and are approved for people 18 and older. Appointments are required and can be scheduled at chdcovidvax.org. Once on the website:
- Scroll down to Long County.
- Click the Long County Health Department scheduling link.
- Choose a vaccine.
- Schedule an appointment for February 22.
Appointments can also be scheduled by calling 912-230-5506 Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Friday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The highly contagious COVID-19 Omicron variant continues to circulate throughout our communities. Getting vaccinated helps greatly lessen the risk of severe illness and hospitalization from COVID-19.
Long County Board of Health member, RoseZena Baggs, knows firsthand just how devastating COVID-19 can be. Before the vaccine became available, Mrs. Baggs contracted the virus and spent four weeks in the hospital.
“I was so sick – I really thought it was the end for me. I was preparing my family for the worst and getting it right with my soul.” she said. “I got vaccinated without any hesitation because I understood I could contract the virus again.”
Mrs. Baggs is still suffering from lingering, ongoing health problems commonly referred to as “long COVID.” She relies on oxygen and inhalers to help with breathing and has other serious post-COVID associated health conditions, including congestive heart failure.
“I got vaccinated and boosted and I’m convinced that had I been able to do that before getting COVID, my case would have been much, much milder. If you get the vaccine and the booster and just do everything you need to do, you’ll be doing yourself, your family, and your community a big favor,” she said.
Mrs. Baggs has lost family members and friends to COVID-19 and says she just doesn’t understand why so many people are hesitant to get vaccinated.
“At this point, everybody knows somebody who’s passed away from COVID or gotten really sick from it,” she said. “Please just get the vaccine.”
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