DeKalb offering $50 for COVID-19 vaccines, free backpacks this weekend

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — You have another chance to earn $50 and get a COVID-19 vaccine in DeKalb County.

Residents in the county can receive the prepaid debit card and free backpacks at The Gallery at South DeKalb on 2801 Candler Road in Decatur on Saturday, July 31. The event runs from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Residents will be able to remain in their vehicles when receiving vaccination.

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The county is also offering free COVID-19 testing.

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

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As of July 28, 334,557 residents in DeKalb County, or 45 percent, are fully vaccinated, according to the Georgia Department of Public Health.

With the continued dramatic rise in the number of cases and hospitalizations associated with the COVID-19 Delta variant, time is of the essence,” said DeKalb District Health Director Sandra J. Valenciano, M.D., M.P.H. “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.

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