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NGHS has less than two weeks to comply with a federal vaccine mandate

Northeast Georgia Physicians Group's Brantley Moore gives a COVID-19 vaccine Monday, Jan. 11, 2021, to John Griggs at the Northeast Georgia Health System Corporate Plaza during the first NGHS vaccine clinic for those 65 and older. - photo by Scott Rogers

01122021 VACCINE 2.jpg — Northeast Georgia Physicians Group's Brantley Moore gives a COVID-19 vaccine Monday, Jan. 11, 2021, to John Griggs at the Northeast Georgia Health System Corporate Plaza during the first NGHS vaccine clinic for those 65 and older. - photo by Scott Rogers

About 900 employees in the Northeast Georgia Health System have applied for exemptions rather than get vaccinated against COVID-19 and comply with a federal mandate.