The following information regarding COVID-19 vaccines is
provided by District Two Public Health.
Georgia is currently in Phase 1-A of the COVID-19 Vaccine
rollout. This includes the availability of vaccination to the following:
- Healthcare
providers (hospital staff, public health clinical staff, EMS and other first
responders, long term care facility staff and urgent care facility staff are
examples of people who will be included in this phase)
* Beginning Jan. 11, 2021: Adults 65 years of age and older,
law enforcement and fire personnel will be eligible to receive the COVID-19
vaccine (based on vaccine availability).
If any qualifying residents wish to register to receive a
vaccine, please click here to visit the District 2 Public Health website.
The Georgia Department of Public Health has a portal where providers can sign up. Click here for more.
For the most up-to-date information on the basics of the virus, how to protect yourself and answers to other frequently asked public health questions, we recommend visiting the CDC’s website.
If you believe you have been exposed to the novel coronavirus and begin to show symptoms, please contact your primary care doctor or an urgent care clinic to determine your eligibility to be tested. The Georgia Department of Public Health asks that patients not show up unannounced at an emergency room or health care facility. For additional information, please contact the State of Georgia through their COVID-19 hotline: 844-442-2681.
In an effort to help meet Governor Kemp’s call for increased
testing for COVID-19, District 2 Public Health has outlined a plan to expand the district’s testing guidelines. The increased testing is made possible by
additional testing supplies, increased laboratory capacity and expanded testing
criteria.
The following groups are encouraged to contact their local
Department of Health for a specimen collection and testing:
- Hospitalized
patients
- The
following people with symptoms:
- Healthcare
workers, first responders and other critical infrastructure workers
- Persons
residing in long-term care facilities or other group residential settings
- Persons
65 years of age and older
- Patients
with underlying medical conditions
- Household
members or care givers of any of the groups above
- Persons
with close contact with a known COVID-19 case
- The
following people without
symptoms will also be tested as capacity allows:
- Healthcare
workers, first responders, and other critical infrastructure workers that
have been exposed to COVID-19
- Residents
of a long-term care facility or other group residential setting
experiencing an outbreak of COVID-19
If residents meet any of these conditions, they are
encouraged to:
• Call the Forsyth County Health
Department (770-781-6900) and ask to speak to a nurse about COVID-19 testing.
• A healthcare professional will review
the individual’s situation and submit their information for verification.
• Public
health will arrange an appointment at a nearby location for testing if deemed
necessary
For more information on the County’s response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.
Critical Infrastructure: For Critical Infrastructure entities, if your business or organization will continue in-person operations, the state encourages implementation of sixteen (16) requirements. The definition of Critical Infrastructure and the sixteen (16) recommendations are listed here.
Non-Critical Infrastructure:
If your entity is not Critical Infrastructure, you shall follow the Social Distancing Rule, only engage in Minimum Basic Operations, and meet twenty (20) requirements. The Social Distancing Rule, Minimum Basic Operations, and the twenty (20) requirements are listed here.
Yes, moving is allowed during the Public Health State of Emergency.
Please send an email to info@forsythco.com and your question will be sent to someone with Forsyth County Courts who can assist you.
The Forsyth County Courts page has all up-to-date information about their response to COVID-19.
All information regarding driver's licenses is managed by the Georgia Department of Driver Services. You can contact them here.
Information regarding vehicle emissions and registrations is available here.
Information on Forsyth County departmental operations is available here.
In an effort to keep our FCSO Jail Staff, our inmates and the public safe, we have implemented the following procedures to keep the Detention Center virus-free:
- All Inmate programs and visitation has been stopped. Inmates are allowed access to e-postcards and phones to communicate with their families (currently they are allowed two free emails a week and a free phone call). We have also ordered board games and are giving extra free time.
- Limiting Sheriff’s Office personnel from coming into the building
- All individuals being brought to Intake are screened prior to entering and our Medical Staff may refuse if there is cause.
- We now have only one entrance, and all employees, contractors, Bondsman, and other essential visitors have to be medically screened.
- All inmates in custody at this time have had their temperature taken and we found no fevers.
- Our full-time medical staff is closely monitoring the health of all inmates.
- We have a separate housing area for new inmates that will be monitored for 14 days before being moved to General Population.
- We are limiting all movement through the facility.
- We have added more cleaning crews to cover 24-hour sanitation.