On Thursday, Lt. Governor Geoff Duncan visited two community vaccine sites in Augusta. Lt. Governor Duncan, joined by State Senators Max Burns and Dr. Ben Watson, toured vaccination sites at Good Shepherd Baptist Church and Washington Square – managed by Augusta University Health.

In partnership with Rev. Clarence Moore, Pastor of Good Shepherd Baptist Church, AU Health identified key community groups that ordinarily experience difficulty in accessing healthcare – and is working to vaccinate those generally underserved. The Washington Square vaccine site was donated by Augusta National Golf Club and has the capacity to administer 3000 vaccines per day with the ability to add additional pop-clinics within the community.

“Georgia is home to an exceptional public medical college, and Georgians across the state benefit daily from the care, innovation, and education that Augusta University provides. Throughout the pandemic, Augusta University, Dr. Keel, and the entire AU Health team have worked tirelessly to provide information, testing, and vaccinations to thousands of Georgians,” said Lt. Governor Duncan. “I am in awe of the community partnerships they intentionally created to ensure that no eligible Georgian misses out on the opportunity to receive a vaccine.”

“We’re honored to host Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan during his tour of two of Augusta University Health’s vaccine locations, which, in combination with the health system’s other clinical locations, will have administered approximately 30,000 vaccines by the end of this week,” Dr. Brooks Keel. “As the state’s only public academic medical center, we’re privileged to work alongside Lt. Gov. Duncan and his team to end this pandemic and improve the health of Georgians everywhere.”

Information regarding the Georgia Department of Public Health’s vaccine distribution phase plan, and vaccine distribution managed by Augusta University Health, can be found by visiting, https://www.augustahealth.org/vaccine/.