woman administers a shot to a woman's left arm
Fourth-year medical student Lauran Zeineddine administers a vaccine as students and faculty of the AU/UGA Medical Partnership work to vaccinate Clarke County School District employees at the Cedar Shoals High School gym. (Photo by Andrew Davis Tucker/UGA)

Augusta University/UGA Medical Partnership helps close the vaccine gap in Athens

As many communities across the nation struggle to combat the COVID-19 virus, the Athens Free Clinic – sponsored by the Augusta University/University of Georgia Medical Partnership – has significantly closed the local vaccination gap.

Faculty and students working for the mobile clinic began administering vaccines in partnership with the Department of Public Health in February 2021. Remaining true to its core mission, the mobile clinic has focused on combating COVID-19 in the underserved communities of Athens-Clarke County—communities that may face health care barriers such as lack of insurance or transportation and may otherwise not have means to get a vaccine if not for the clinic.

As of Aug. 17, the mobile clinic has administered 3,700 vaccine shots to local residents.

“Since the medical partnership opened its doors in 2010, our mission has been to engage and serve the communities around us,” said Dr. Shelley Nuss, campus dean of the medical partnership. “When the vaccine became available, we knew we could expand our services to include giving the COVID-19 vaccine.”

Read the full story on UGA Today.

Like
Like Love Haha Wow Sad Angry
Written by
Staff

Augusta University Staff is a collection of talented writers, photographers, students and professionals; all working together to promote and support the amazing impacts and every day wins of Augusta University and the people that make up JagNation.

View all articles
Written by Staff

Jagwire is your source for news and stories from Augusta University. Daily updates highlight the many ways students, faculty, staff, researchers and clinicians "bring their A games" in classrooms and clinics on four campuses in Augusta and locations across the state of Georgia.

graphic that says download jag mobile with icon buttons below that say download on app store and download on google play with a picture of a phone