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COVID-19 cases soar in Fulton County By SYDNEY DANGREMOND sydney@appenmedia.com
Fulton County operates three COVID-19 testing sites, including this one at 4700 North Point Parkway in Alpharetta. Each of the testing sites has seen roughly 800-1,500 individuals per day recently as cases continue to rise.
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FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — The new year has seen an exponential boom in COVID-19 cases, positivity rates and hospitalizations throughout Fulton County. At their meeting Jan. 5, county commissioners received the latest data from the Georgia Department of Public Health and laid plans to increase access to testing. “The seven-day averages for cases, hospitalizations and percent positives as of today are all at record highs for Fulton County,” Doug Schuster, Fulton County planning section chief said. “Ninety-two percent of all new cases are from the omicron variant.” Schuster also provided data demonstrating increases recorded since the last BOC meeting Dec. 15. “County hospitalizations have increased 667% since the last BOC meeting and pediatric COVID admissions are up 771% since the last BOC meeting,” Schuster said. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has established benchmarks for measuring transmission levels of the COVID-19 virus throughout the country ranging from low to high transmission rates. It considers total new cases per 100,000 residents and percentage of positive tests over the past seven days to calculate the rating. A community is considered a high transmission area if they have 100 or more new cases per 100,000 in the past seven days and a percentage of positive tests equal to or greater than 10% during the same time period.
Fulton County reported 1,432 new cases per 100,000 residents and a positivity rate of 36.6% during the prior seven days as of the Jan. 5 meeting. “So, we are 14 times the recommended amount of cases to be considered for high transmission,” Schuster said, and a positivity rate “which is three and a half times the recommended amount for mandatory masking.” In September, Fulton County Schools implemented a set of procedures and strategies – a mitigation matrix – for school functions as COVID-19 cases rise in the community. Mitigation procedures correlate to transmission rates. The highest transmission rate included in the matrix is 1,250 cases per 100,000, nearly 200 cases fewer than current Fulton County numbers. At the highest benchmark, there is a
“potential switch to remote learning,” and no allowed spectators for athletics, performances or “extras.” On Dec. 31, Fulton County Schools announced a temporary shift to remote learning for the first week of the spring semester, with a plan to return to in-person learning on Jan. 10. December was a record-breaking month for COVID-19 numbers in Fulton County. Prior to last month, the highest monthly total of new cases was January 2021 with 17,330 recorded cases. In December there were 23,410. Fulton County cities saw increases in case numbers in the four weeks from Dec. 2 to Dec. 29 ranging from 714% to 3,200%. Since Dec. 15, Schuster said, the daily average for cases is up 1,687%.
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — At the city’s first public meeting of the year, town center plans were placed front and center. In a unanimous decision, members of the city Planning Commission voted to amend Johns Creek’s Comprehensive Plan to integrate the Town Center Vision and Plan, first approved by the City Council Oct. 25. The action, said to be a “formality” by Community Development Director Ben Song, added the Vision and Plan as a supplemental amendment to the city’s guiding document and eliminated contradictions between the two in areas of land use, pending City Council approval. For years, Johns Creek has sought to formalize a city identity in the form of a town center. The approved Vision and Plan lays out specific priorities of the city and its residents for how such a space would take shape. The plan identifies Technology Park as the location for development of the live-work-play destination, with City Hall and attached Creekside Pond north serving as the
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requiring Milton Hall physicians to exclusively use the company’s devices for sinus surgeries. In 2017, the Stryker Corporation acquired Entellus, and its personnel flagged and elected not to renew the consulting arrangement that existed between Entellus and Gallups. Stryker agreed to pay $1.2 million in September 2020 to resolve the claims arising from the alleged Gallups/ Entellus kickback arrangement. The Anti-Kickback Statute prohibits individuals who participate in federal health care programs from knowingly and willfully offering, paying or receiving any remuneration in order to encourage recommendation of any item covered under a federal health care program. U.S. Attorney Kurt Erskine said Gallups abused his position for his personal financial interests. “In his role, Gallups was uniquely situated to benefit his community,” Erskine said. “Instead, he chose to put his personal financial interests above the interests of his colleagues and [Milton Hall’s] patients.” Years before the allegations arose,
Gallups was known as an entrepreneurial doctor with a go-getter attitude. In a 2012 New York Times blog, he was recognized for learning to seek out the insurance companies to work out a one co-pay solution for patients even though they had received multiple treatments under his roof. “Unlike the practice that had booted him [seven years prior], he constantly tried new things,” the blog states. “If it didn’t work, his attitude was, ‘That’s OK. We will figure it out and make it work.’” Now, the Department of Justice alleges that between 2014 and 2018, Gallups directed his physicians to order toxicology and genetic testing from the Texas-based medical laboratory NextHealth, which then paid Gallups 50% of the revenue it received from Medicare, Medicaid and TRICARE in the form of supposed “commissions,” regardless of medical necessity. Gallups was not a practicing physician during that time, but federal prosecutors said the scheme with NextHealth, which is now defunct, began in 2016 and ended
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Roswell woman sentenced to prison for defrauding COVID loan program By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com ROSWELL, Ga. — A Roswell businesswoman will pay $7 million in restitution and serve three years and five months in prison for defrauding the federal Paycheck Protection Program. U.S. District Judge Mark H. Cohen sentenced Hunter VanPelt who pleaded guilty to the charge last August. U.S. District Judge Mark H. Cohen sentenced Hunter VanPelt who pleaded guilty to the charge last August. The U.S. Attorney’s office announced Jan. 4 VanPelt will have to forfeit an additional $2 million and serve five years of supervised release. The PPP was established to help companies struggling to stay afloat during widespread
shutdowns caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Federal agents said the 49-year-old woman used her current and former name, Ellen Corkrum, to falsely represent the average monthly payroll and number of employees who worked for several companies she either owned or controlled. She changed her name in July 2016. Using bogus IRS records, bank statements and payroll reports, VanPelt submitted applications between April and June 2020 requesting roughly $7.9 million in PPP loans, of which she was able to secure more than $6 million. The six companies she used were Georgia Nephrology Physician Associated, United Healthcare Group & Co., Nephrology Network Group LLC, First
Corporate International, Corkrum Consolidated Inc. and Kiwi International Inc. Federal agents then seized $2.1 million of VanPelt’s fraudulent proceeds following an investigation by the FBI and Federal Housing Finance Agency Office of Inspector General. According to McClatchy News, when investigators began looking into the alleged fraud, the government discovered VanPelt was a former government official in West Africa. In 2013, when she was serving as the managing director of the Liberia Airport Authority, she was indicted on charges she made hundreds of thousands of dollars in unauthorized transfers from the airport’s bank
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City plans 2-day workshop to chart goals for this year By SYDNEY DANGREMOND sydney@appenmedia.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — With a majoritynew City Council on board as of Jan. 10, new approaches to governance are being forged in Johns Creek. City Manager Ed Densmore has plans to host an annual City Council retreat at the beginning of each year to establish strategic priorities. Similar retreats have been hosted in the past, but Densmore is determined to make them consistent, starting with a two-day retreat on Jan. 28 and 29. “We’re in a unique situation right now where we have at least a majority of new council members,” Densmore said. “It’s a chance for them to set the strategic goals for the city both short and long term. Once they set that overall strategic plan, then what we do is set the budget according to their goals.” This timeline, Densmore hopes, will ensure the City Council’s goals and the staff’s initial budget are align. “You can accomplish more when everybody’s working towards a common goal, and that’s what I’m really looking for is… staff and council working in a more harmonious fashion,” Densmore said. “It’s more of a team approach than two separate entities trying to accomplish the same thing.” Densmore will serve as coach during
the two days, making sure council members are up to date on operating budgets for departments as well as budget procedures. Assistant City Manager Kimberly Greer, City Attorney Ron Bennett and a facilitator from the University of Georgia’s Carl Vinson Institute of Government will join elected officials at the retreat. New council members have already begun acclimating themselves to city government. They spent the day, Dec. 14, at City Hall meeting department heads and asking questions. “Unless you provide that opportunity, it doesn’t really exist down the road because the council is part time, and then they’re just coming in on Mondays for the council meetings,” Densmore said. “Unless you’re on the docket to have something presented, they might go five, six months and never have the fire chief give a presentation on something.” Both the retreat and the Dec. 14 meeting will work in tandem to provide new council members with a deeper understanding of Johns Creek government. “We have this awesome opportunity sitting here, so let’s seize it…” Densmore said. “It makes everything much easier if everybody knows what their jobs are and what we’re trying to accomplish, so it will be my ask every year.”
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City names new director of Human Resources
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Johns Creek has named Elizabeth Awbrey the city’s new Human Resources director. “Elizabeth has an extensive background in human resources management, and AWBREY will be able to hit the ground running,” City Manager Ed Densmore said. “Her skill set and experience, combined with her people-centered approach will serve our employees and the community well.”
The director of Human Resources plans, directs, manages and oversees the activities and operations of the department and all city employee benefits, employee relations, labor relations. Awbrey took the helm on Dec. 28, bringing with her over 20 years of experience, most recently serving as the director of human resources at the Cherokee Town and Country Club. She is taking the reins from longtime city employee Mary Ann Haskins who started with Johns Creek shortly after incorporation as a human resources consultant.
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King’s Ridge senior signs with Arkansas Razorbacks ALPHARETTA, GA - Ethan Joseph made history by being the first King’s Ridge football player to continue his career at an SEC school. Joseph has been a leader for King’s Ridge on both sides of the ball for four years. This year he rushed for 1,278 yards with 12 touchdowns, had 91 tackles (47 solo) and was named “Offensive Player of the Year” in the region. He’s expected to be a defensive player for the Razorbacks. “Ethan is a hardworking, humble
Program: Continued from Page 2 accounts. VanPelt reportedly fled to the U.S., and the charges were dropped in 2019, but she maintained ties with Liberia. McClatchy News reported $2,497 from VanPelt’s PPP loans was spent at Costco, $4,863 at Sam’s Club and $22,146 at Publix. Many of the transactions involved sending money to individuals in Liberia. VanPelt also used the money to make a $97,800 payment on an American Express credit card, according to
young man who has big goals,” Athletic Director Crissy Watkins said. “His journey is a great reminder that there is big-time college talent in small schools all across the state. We are thankful for coaches like coach Terry Crowder who go above and beyond for our students who want to play at the next level.” King’s Ridge Christian School will have additional athletes signing in the spring for football, baseball, golf, lacrosse, volleyball and track and field.” the publication. U.S. Attorney Kurt R. Erskine said he hopes VanPelt’s significant federal sentence will deter others from following the same path. “The Paycheck Protection Program is meant to help legitimate businesses and their workers through the depths of the pandemic,” Erskine said. “Unfortunately, VanPelt decided to use the program as her personal bank.” The Justice Department stated it has prosecuted more than 150 defendants so far and seized more than $75 million in cash derived from fraudulent loans through the program, along with properties and luxury items. Assistant U.S. Attorney Christopher J. Huber, Deputy Chief of the Complex Frauds Section, and Department of
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Alpharetta to condemn 3 more properties for McGinnis Ferry widening By JAKE DRUKMAN jake@appenmedia.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. –– The Alpharetta City Council voted unanimously Jan. 3 to pursue eminent domain for condemnation of three properties along McGinnis Ferry Road for a multi-million-dollar expansion project. The three properties, located on Tidewater Crossing and Tidewater Way, are among the dozens of tracts the city has pursued to acquire through legal means since the project was launched more than a year ago. Alpharetta is undertaking the project, estimated at more than $60 million, in partnership and with financial assistance from Johns Creek, Forsyth County and the Georgia Department of Transportation. The votes to approve the condemnations were among the first actions taken by two new members of the City Council. In ceremonies held at the beginning of the meeting, Brian Will was sworn in to the Post 2 seat, filling the position held by Ben Burnett, who did not seek re-election. Doug DeRito was also sworn in as Post 3 councilman, filling the seat vacated by Karen Richard, who also did not seek a second term. DeRito previously served a decade-long stint on the City Council from 2001-2011. “I want to do it again because I think I have a lot to offer,” DeRito said. “I think I can at least be a voice of consensus up here and represent the best
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Councilman Doug DeRito is sworn in to the Alpharetta City Council Jan. 3. DeRito previously served on the council from 2001-2011. interests of the city. And I’m sure everyone up here has the same goals in mind.” Following the swearing in ceremony, the council approved Post 6 Councilman Dan Merkel as mayor pro tem. The position was formerly held by Post 1 Councilman Donald Mitchell, the longest-serving member on the City Council. Mitchell is one of two remaining council mem-
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bers who led a campaign last year for a $29.5 million parks bond referendum. The proposal divided the council, passing by a 4-3 vote, but it received overwhelming approval from voters in the November election. With the addition of two new members and a new mayor pro tem, it did not go unnoticed that Mitchell now has been seated on the dais as far away as possible from his ally in the parks bond fight, Jason Binder. There was no discussion of the new seating arrangement. In other matters at the first council meeting of the year, members voted to reinstate current speed limits along a number of streets they had initially sought to reduce. The action comes after tracking tests on more than a dozen roadways last fall showed 85 percent of motorists were exceeding the posted speed limits by 10 miles per hour or more. Director of Public Works Pete Sewczwicz said the Georgia DOT recommended the city install traffic calming measures to reduce speeds before officially changing the speed limits, to avoid the areas becoming a speed trap. He also said there is no outstanding crash data that would make reducing the speed limits imperative. The council also unanimously approved an extension to the city’s automatic aid agreement for fire services with Johns Creek, Milton, Roswell and Sandy Springs. The pact allows that when a fire occurs in one of the member cities, the closest fire station will respond, even if the fire is outside of its jurisdiction.
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Premier: Continued from Page 10 the doctor did not perform a fellowship. These individuals will be “grandfathered in.” From 2025 on, the exam will only be open to those who have completed a fellowship in Mohs surgery, but all who pass the exam prior to that time will have the opportunity to maintain board certification permanently without a fellowship. Mohs surgery fellowships are one to two year apprenticeships in which a dermatologist is trained by an experienced Mohs surgeon in the facets of skin cancer diagnosis, treatment and wound reconstruction. Being “board certified” means that one has a certain base level of knowledge. But being a fellowshiptrained member of the American College of Mohs Surgery means that one has been formally trained in Mohs surgery during an intensive additional one to two years of tutelage with a mentor Mohs surgeon. This training includes handson experience with difficult and challenging cases and experience that, in this author’s opinion, cannot be gleaned from textbooks alone. Understanding the testable nuances of surgery versus actually being able to perform surgery on a patient with a desirable outcome are two
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By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — Mike Looney continues to move closer to the top of the list of the most compensated school superintendents in Georgia. At a Nov. 9 work session, the Fulton County Board of Education unanimously extended Looney’s contract through 2024, including compensation changes, but did not disclose details of those changes until the board’s attorneys had a chance to review them. The Herald obtained a copy of the amended contract through an open records request in late November. The document states that Looney’s annual salary of $335,580 will increase by 2.5% on July 1, plus the percentage increase approved for the teacher salary schedule. Other amendments also allow the board to offer Looney a “discretionary bonus” following an annual evaluation and to make contributions to any taxsheltered pension plans it has estab-
lished including his 403(b) and 401(a) plans equal to 12.5% of his annual base salary. This is the first time the school board has made changes to Looney’s initial contract since he was hired in 2019. However, district spokeswoman Anne Boatwright said Looney’s final salary amount has not been determined because the board has yet to approve a new budget for the next fiscal year. That process will not take place until early June. Looney was hired with a base salary of $329,000, plus the percentage increase approved for the teacher salary schedule and over $2,000 in monthly allowances to cover expenses and a vehicle. It also included a 10% contribution to his retirement plans. School Board President Julia Bernath was not immediately available for comment, but, at the Nov. 9 work session, she and other school board members highly praised Looney for his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Lost, then found on fishing outing I sure did enjoy that spate of warm days we had at the end of December. Except for the vaguely jarring oddness of having a winter day feel like early June, it was pretty neat. STEVE HUDSON really Besides, it got me Get Outside Georgia, thinking about fishing. aa4bw@comcast.net I haven’t been fishing a lot these last few months. There’s just been a lot of stuff going on. Life gets knotty sometimes. Fishing buddies and loved ones become ill and suffer, or worse, and pretty soon you find your psyche kind of beat up and hurting. You’re shellshocked and numb, and you don’t want to do much of anything. Even fishing. Those can be heavy times, and they hurt. But the springlike burst of warmth pried me out of my funk, at least a little bit, and put me in a fishing frame of mind. So, I dug out the rod and all and loaded up the truck and off I went. Maybe I’d even bring home a couple for supper. On the chosen day, it was well into afternoon by the time I got going. But my destination (one of my favorite places to go when time is tight) was only a few miles up the road. A buddy of mine said it had been fishing well, adding that the trout were showing fondness for small, bright orange egg imitations. My fly box held a dozen or so of them, each handcrafted from a hook, a metal bead, and a tuft of vivid orange yarn. “Just the thing,” I told myself, opening the box and double-checking. All was as it should be. I set the fly box on the table next to my keys. It didn’t take long to get to the water. I put on the waders and assembled the rod, threading the line through the guides. Then I headed to the water. I’d tie on the fly at river’s edge. Then there it was – the spot I’d been thinking about, a spot with some rocks that squeeze and bend the flow into a nice, deep run. That’s where I was going to drift my little orange fly – right through the deepest part, right where the big ones ought to be. I stepped into the river and stood there about a yard from the shoreline, acclimating. Then I reached into my pocket for the fly box to select the day’s offering. Uh oh. I recalled checking the flies. I remembered putting the fly box on the table. But what I did not recall was transferring the fly box to my pocket. An iconic phrase came to mind – “No matter where you are, there you are” –
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and where I was at that exact moment was on a trout stream with a fly rod but no flies. For a moment I just stood there. Then, sighing, I turned to walk back to the truck. That’s when I saw it. Right at the edge of the water, wrapped around a limb of a streamside tree, was the glint of a piece of fishing line. And what should be hanging from the end of that line but tiny spot of something orange? I moved to check this out. Sure enough, it was an orange egg, lost by some earlier angler. Fly fishers lose flies all the time. But sometimes they lose them in the right places. I carefully untangled the little piece of line, tucking the monofilament into one of my pockets before tying that serendipitous fly to the end of my own line. I wish I could tell you a great story at this point, a miraculous story, a story of how on the fly’s very first drift an enormous trout of Biblical proportions rose from the depths and engulfed it, and then how an epic battle ensued, and then how (thanks to unsurpassed skill and derringdo) I finally prevailed, and then how I admired the leviathan fish in my net as an unseen gallery of fishing buddies past, present and future, cheered me on. But I can’t tell you that, because that’s not what happened. Instead, what happened was – nothing. I fished that fly for more than an hour. I did it right too. But there were no takers. None. I didn’t even get a bite. Not even one. I guess it would be frozen pizza for supper after all. By then the light was fading. It was time to get off the river, so I made my way slowly back toward shore. The day was done. No fish. But the odd thing is I didn’t really mind. Why did I not mind? That question puzzled me. I started thinking about it, and pretty soon I was thinking about why we do all of this at all. Why do we go fishing? Why do we fool with all the gear and drive all the miles and slip on rocks only to stand waist-deep shivering in ice-cold water? There are days when we do it to conquer something, to achieve something, to prove something, to catch and keep something that might otherwise get away. Yeah, sometimes that’s what it’s all about. We do it to bring something home. And that is okay. But sometimes we do it to leave something behind.
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about a year later due to increasing complaints from Milton Hall physicians. In fact, one of those physicians, Dr. Myron Jones, filed the lawsuit against Gallups soon after his resignation in 2017. Jones is a former Army colonel and activeduty U.S. Army Otolaryngologist who has been practicing medicine for over 34 years, three of them with Milton Hall. His attorney, Raymond Moss, said Jones “bravely and tenaciously” sought to protect vulnerable patients and stop government fraud and abuse by bringing to light what he believed to be very troubling practices that undermine quality and affordable health care. The False Claims Act permits private parties to sue for false claims on behalf of the United States and to share in any recovery. Jones will receive approximately $614,000 from the settlement. If Gallups or Milton Hall fails to pay the entire settlement within 12 months of reaching the agreement, there is a consent judgment that orders them to pay the Department of Justice approximately $5.3 million, plus post-judgment interest. In a separate criminal case in October, Gallups pleaded guilty to defrauding health insurance companies by submitting fraudulent insurance claims for unnecessary lab tests. He is scheduled to be sentenced in February and faces up to 10 years in prison. Special Agent in Charge of FBI Atlanta Chris Hacker said he hopes the False Claims Act settlement in this case will be a deterrent to those who “selfishly profit from dishonest medical treatment rather than upholding their oath as a health care provider to do what is best for their patients.” Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr echoed those comments, saying the Medicaid program relies upon the independent judgment of medical professionals to make appropriate treatment decisions. “Financial relationships that undercut this independence diminish public trust and unnecessarily drive up health care costs for our citizens,” Carr said. “We remain dedicated to working with our state and federal partners to maintain the integrity of public programs and protect taxpayers’ dollars.” The case was investigated by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia, the Georgia Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services – Office of Inspector General, the Federal Bureau of Investigations and the Defense Criminal Investigative Service of the U.S. Department of Defense – Office of Inspector General. The civil settlement was reached by Assistant U.S Attorney Paris A. Wynn and Georgia Assistant Attorney General James Mooney.
anchor. Currently the city owns 14% of the land included in the Vision and Plan, which Song describes as a “living document,” that can be changed and adapted as needs arise. The city’s next steps in the process, Song said, is to establish zoning districts within the identified Town Center area. So far, Song said, staff has identified three kinds of zoning districts they would like to implement in the town center area: downtown mixed use, downtown residential and downtown commercial. After the presentation, some members of the Planning Commission expressed worry about increasing density in the Town Center area, but Song said those were issues better suited to the zoning district discussions. Hopefully, Song said, city staff will be ready to present proposed zoning district plans to the Planning Commission in March. Before then, the proposal to formally amend the Comprehensive Plan will come before the City Council at its Jan.Solution 24 meeting, Song said. J E R K Y
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COVID-19: Continued from Page 1 “It has more than doubled our previous high from January 3 of last year,” Schuster said. “The percent positives is the one that is just crazy – 36.6%, an 813% increase since the last BOC… Anybody that’s driving through our testing centers, over one in three cars has an infected individual in the car.” While hospitalizations have risen nearly seven-fold since Dec. 15, Schuster said, average death rates have decreased by 200% in the same period. “But remember, death lags from hospitalizations and ventilators by about four to five weeks,” Schuster said. Schuster warned against that perception that omicron is a milder variant of the virus. “Kind of alarmingly, we see a lot of information about [omicron] is not as serious,” Schuster said. “Currently, in Fulton County we have 69 people on ventilators that have COVID-19… it’s up about 400% since the last BOC meeting.” Even without a lot of scheduled procedures in area hospitals, Schuster said Fulton County is already “in the red” on hospital bed availability and the trend is expected to continue. The projected peak of spread, based on Fulton County modeling, is now estimated to hit at the end of January, nearly two weeks earlier than previous estimates. Vaccines remain in ‘ample supply’ Roughly 61% of Fulton County’s population is fully vaccinated, with a little more than a third of having received a booster shot. Matt Kallmyer, director of the AtlantaFulton County Emergency Management, implored commissioners to amplify the vaccination and booster messaging to get more residents vaccinated. While testing capacity has been strained in recent weeks, vaccination capacity remains in “ample supply,” Kallmyer told the Herald. “There’s a lot of appointments available… especially at the location we have in the south on Stonewall Tell Road,” Kallmyer said. “We just want to make sure that people are aware that we’re there and to take advantage of it.” Fulton County has six vaccination locations, each with a supply of Moderna, Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson vaccinations and boosters, Kallmyer said. First and second vaccine doses are being offered to everyone age 5 and up, and boosters are available to those age 16 and up. When asked about vaccine and booster efficacy in preventing infection at the Jan. 5 meeting, Kallmyer reported that two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine like Moderna or Pfizer are 50% effective
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According to the Georgia Department of Public Health, Fulton County municipalities saw major increases in case numbers between Dec. 2 and Dec. 29. COVID-19 Case Counts City Dec 2-Dec. 15 Alpharetta 116 Johns Creek 149 Milton 62 Roswell 170 Sandy Springs 200
Dec. 16-Dec. 29 1,305 1,530 645 1,582 2,168
% Increase 1025% 926.8% 940.3% 830.6% 984%
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at preventing infection, where individuals who have received a booster shot have up to 75% protection against infection with the current omicron variant. “You got to remember the vaccines’ sole mission is to keep you out of a mortuary and to keep you out of an [intensive care unit], and it’s doing its function in that regard,” Kallmyer said. Commissioner Liz Hausmann called those statistics especially “eye-opening,” urging county officials to share the efficacy data. “It explains why so many people that are vaccinated are getting this new variant,” Hausmann said. “I would hope we would also communicate that. I think it might help people take an added level of protection that they may not think they need.” County plans to ramp up testing On New Year’s Eve, Dec. 31, Fulton County collected nearly 3,000 specimens between its three testing sites and is hoping to increase testing capacity in the coming days by partnering with the Georgia Department of Public Health, Kallmyer said. County officials are working with the state to potentially launch a “mega-site” for testing in Fulton. Kallmyer told the Herald that he expects details of the new joint site to be announced no later than Jan. 10. But the Georgia Department of Public Health would not confirm plans for the
mega-site. “DPH is in discussions about sites that could accommodate mass testing for COVID-19. One of the sites we are assessing is in Fulton County,” Nancy Nydam, director of communications for the Georgia DPH said in an email to the Herald. This week Fulton County is expected to receive 46,000 at-home test kits for residents, County Manager Dick Anderson said, but officials are still ironing out a plan for distribution. Money for the tests comes through a federal equity grant, Pamela Roshell, chief operating officer of the Fulton County Health and Human Services Department said. “While there will be focus throughout Fulton County to distribute the test
kits, there will be special emphasis on communities with low vaccination rates, high COVID rates throughout the community,” Roshell said. “We will also have a reserve for direct-to-consumer for constituents who simply cannot get to one of the designated distribution sites as well as partnerships with community-based organizations.” In her presentation, Roshell also recommended commissioners acquire 46,000 more at-home test kits, doubling the quantity already procured. She said she has been working with the CDC to vet vendors of the test kits to ensure they meet Food and Drug Administration requirements for efficacy. She said costs of the home tests are trending between $16 to $24 per test with total cost estimates ranging between $736,000 and $1.1 million. American Rescue Plan Act funds are the proposed source of funding. In the meantime, Fulton County’s three testing sites are still up and running with locations at South Fulton Service Center, the Center for Health and Rehabilitation and along North Point Parkway in Alpharetta. For more information on testing and vaccinations in Fulton County, visit fultoncountyga.gov/covid-19.
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