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This Labor Day, the first 100 Georgia residents, 18 and older, to get vaccinated at a Hall County Health Department event will get a $50 gas gift card.
The event will be held 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 6 at the Hall County Health Department. The department will be closed for lunch from noon to 1 p.m.
Gov. Brian Kemp is giving state employees paid time off on Friday, Sept.. 3 so they can get vaccinated. To accommodate those employees, the department will remain open from 8 a.m. to noon to vaccinate state employees and the public on Sept. 3.