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Data from the CDC and Georgia DPH shows positive flu cases hitting a peak in January, but cases begin appearing in fall. The CDC recommends getting vaccinated before respiratory virus season officially begins in October. (Hannah Freeman/The Oglethorpe Echo)

Data from the CDC and Georgia DPH shows positive flu cases hitting a peak in January, but cases begin appearing in fall. The CDC recommends getting vaccinated before respiratory virus season officially begins in October. (Hannah Freeman/The Oglethorpe Echo)

Vaccines available as flu season approaches

Hannah Freeman
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
Health officials are encouraging residents to take action as COVID-19 cases slowly climb across Georgia and flu season nears.  Since last October, the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) has documented 9,311 total positive influenza cases statewide.
Graph of data provided by the Georgia Department of Public Health of Oglethorpe County's COVID-19 levels in the past six months.

Graph of data provided by the Georgia Department of Public Health of Oglethorpe County's COVID-19 levels in the past six months.

COVID, flu slow after recent spike

Lily Murphy
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
COVID-19 and flu levels in Oglethorpe County have leveled off after a post-holiday spike.    There were six confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Oglethorpe County as of Jan. 11, but only two confirmed cases on Jan. 15, according to the Georgia Department of Public Health.

No flu vaccines at local pharmacy

Hannah Yahne
Monday, December 12, 2022
Skrip Shoppe Pharmacy, the only pharmacy in Oglethorpe County, is out of its seasonal allotment of 300 flu vaccines.   “People just came in earlier for their vaccines this year,” pharmacist Leigh Anne Bridges said in a phone interview.   Flu season hit the U.S.