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>> A 58 CASES AFTER THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC BEGAN. GEORGIA IS
ABOUT TO LIFT RESTRICTIONS
GOVERNOR BRIAN
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KEMP SAYING IT’S TIME.
IN A MATTER OF HOURS AN EXECUTIVE ORDER SIGNED BY GOVERNOR KEMP WILL GO INTO
EFFECT OFFICIALLY ROLLING BACK
RESTRICTIONS THE GOVERNOR
CLAIMS THAT THE MEASURE WILL
HELP GEORGIA’S ECONOMY GET BACK
ON TRACK.
>> BECAUSE OF OUR
MEASURED APPROACH. OUR STATE
HAS EMERGE FROM THIS CRISIS
MORE RESILIENT THAN EVER.
AND FROM NOW ON OUR MESSAGE IS
CLEAR. GEORGIA IS OPEN FOR
BUSINESS.
>>KENT JUSTICE: THE NEWS 4 JAX
TEAM IS WATCHING BOTH THE CASE
COUNT IN THE VACCINE ROLLOUT IN
GEORGIA AS THE RESTRICTIONS
EXPIRE, LET’S BEGIN WITH NEWS 4
JAX REPORTER ERIK AVANIER LIVE
IN KINGSLAND ERIC WHAT DOES
THIS ALL MEAN.
>> YOU KNOW FIRST OF ALL LET ME KIND OF EXPLAIN WHERE WE ARE WE’RE LOCATED RIGHT OFF OF
HIGHWAY WHICH AS YOU CAN SEE
THIS IS THE MAIN DRAG RIGHT
THROUGH THE CITY OF YOU’VE GOT
AN ABUNDANCE OF STORES
RESTAURANTS AND NIGHTLIFE ON
THAT SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AS WE
SWING THE CAMERA THIS WAY
THERE’S AN ABUNDANCE OF STORES
AND RESTAURANTS ON THIS SIDE OF
THE HIGHWAY NOW WHAT THIS ALL
MEANS IS THAT COME TOMORROW
MORNING, NONE OF THESE
BUSINESSES WILL HAVE TO WAIT
HERE TO THE RESTRICTIONS THAT
WERE PUT IN PLACE TO STOP THE
SPREAD OF THE VIRUS.
>> GEORGIA GOVERNOR BRIAN
KEMP’S EXECUTIVE ORDER
ESSENTIALLY ALLOWS THINGS TO GO
BACK TO THE WAY THEY WERE
BEFORE THE PANDEMIC BEGAN SO
STARTING THURSDAY THERE WILL NO
LONGER BE A BAN ON PEOPLE
GATHERING IN FACT
PEOPLE CAN GO BACK TO GATHERING
WITHOUT PRACTICING
SOCIAL DISTANCING. THIS ISN’T
REQUIREMENTS FOR CUSTOMERS IN
PLACES SUCH AS RESTAURANTS,
BARS, THEATERS AND GYMS ARE
ALSO LIFTED. SAME GOES FOR
SHELTER-IN-PLACE ORDERS.
THE REACTION TO THE EXECUTIVE
ORDER WAS MIXED AMONG LOCALS
AND TOURISTS I THINK MAYBE THEY
SHOULD HOLD OFF FOR A LITTLE
WHILE SO I’M HAPPY
ABOUT IT.
>> I THINK MIGHT BE A LITTLE
EARLY RIGHT NOW IT’S IN YOUR
CASE IN ALL FAIRNESS YOU’RE IN
THE MEDICAL FIELD SO YOU’VE
ALREADY BEEN VACCINATED SO YOU
FEEL A BIT MORE CONFIDENT ABOUT
CHARLIE OH YEAH, ABSOLUTELY
LET’S GO BACK TO NORMAL.
IT WAS GOOD. WHAT IS YOUR
THOUGHTS ON THIS EXECUTIVE
ORDER. MY THOUGHTS ARE I THINK
IT’S
>> NOT THAT I DON’T THINK IT’S
A HORRIBLE DISEASE, BUT THE
BOTTOM LINE IS I THINK IT’S A
BAD FLU ON WEDNESDAY, THE
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
REPORTED 991 NEW CASES OF
COVID.
>> IS 67 DEATHS LINKED TO THE
VIRUS.
AGAIN THOSE ORDERS
TAKE EFFECT COMING UP AT MIDNIGHT REPORTING LIVE IN KINGSLAND GEORGIA ERIK AVANIER
CHANNEL 4 THE LOCAL STATION.
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>>KENT JUSTICE: THANK YOU ERIC AND RIGHT NOW ON NEWS 4 JAX DOT COM YOU CAN READ THE ENTIRE
EXECUTIVE ORDER FOR YOURSELF
PLUS LISTEN TO GOVERNOR GOOD
GOVERNOR KEMP’S COMMENTS
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>>KENT JUSTICE: IN THEIR
ENTIRETY YOU CAN FIND THAT
INSIDE THIS STORY ONLINE.
WELL MORE THAN ONE IN 3
AMERICANS HAVE RECEIVED AT
LEAST ONE DOSE OF THE
CORONAVIRUS VACCINE NATIONWIDE.
THE CDC SAYS MORE THAN A
171 MILLION DOSES HAVE BEEN
ADMINISTERED
SO FAR.
>>MARY BAER: AND THE NATION IS
GIVING OUT AN AVERAGE OF
3 MILLION VACCINE DOSES PER DAY
WE’VE BEEN KEEPING A CLOSE EYE
ON THE PROGRESS, FLORIDA AND
GEORGE ARE MAKING WITH
VACCINATIONS JOY’S HERE NOW
WITH A COUNTY BY COUNTY UPDATE
FOR US JOY.
>>JOY PURDY: WELL NOW THAT
GEORGIA WILL BE ENDING ALL
COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS STARTING
TOMORROW, LET’S START WITH A
LOOK AT GEORGIA WHERE AS YOU
CAN SEE MORE THAN ONE AND A
HALF MILLION PEOPLE ARE FULLY
VACCINATED AGAINST COVID-19
PERCENTAGE WISE LET’S TAKE A
LOOK THAT MEANS ABOUT 16% OF
GEORGIANS ARE
FULLY VACCINATED ONCE AGAIN THE
DARKER THE GREEN COLOR, THE
HIGHER THE PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE
FULLY VACCINATED WE’VE
HIGHLIGHTED THAT BOX HERE IN
YELLOW TO BE ABLE TO SEE THOSE
NUMBERS SO LET’S LOOK FIRST AT
WHERE COUNTY.
WHERE YOU CAN SEE 12% OF THE
POPULATION THERE THAT’S WHERE
THE CITY OF WAYCROSS IS ONE OF
THE STATE’S MASS VACCINATION
SITES AND THE LARGEST
VACCINATION SITE IN SOUTHEAST
GEORGIA UP 12% ARE FULLY
VACCINATED IN GLYNN COUNTY YOU
CAN SEE THE DARK GREEN THERE,
24% WHERE THE CITY OF
BRUNSWICK IS FULLY VACCINATED
IN CAMDEN COUNTY LET’S TAKE A
LOOK. WE’VE GOT 14% FULLY
VACCINATED IN
CHARLTON COUNTY, 7% ARE FULLY
VACCINATED AND FINALLY IN
BRANTLEY COUNTY WE’VE GOT 8%
THAT ARE FULLY VACCINATED A
QUICK LOOK NOW AT FLORIDA TO
SEE HOW MANY FLORIDIANS ARE
FULLY VACCINATED WE’RE TALKING
ABOUT 21% OF THE ENTIRE STATE
OF FLORIDA. IN
DUVAL COUNTY. 18% ARE FULLY
VACCINATED OF THE POPULATION
THERE IN SAINT JOHNS COUNTY
WE’RE LOOKING AT 35%
FULLY VACCINATED IN CLAY
COUNTY, LET’S TAKE A LOOK.
WE’VE GOT 17% WHO HAVE
COMPLETED THEIR SERIES OF