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DeKalb County vaccinated 185 people against the deadly COVID-19 virus and gave each a $50 prepaid debit card during its monthly food distribution July 24 at three locations. That was a 48 percent increase over the previous vaccination event where the debit cards were not passed out as incentives for receiving the COVID-19 vaccination.

DeKalb County Government is giving away $50 prepaid debit cards as incentives for the first 300 people receiving COVID-19 vaccinations July 24 during the county’s monthly food distribution. Beginning at 8 a.m., DeKalb County Board of Health medical professionals and DeKalb Fire Rescue paramedics and EMTs will administer voluntary COVID-19 vaccinations to residents 12 years of age and older at three locations.

Commissioner Steve Bradshaw will host his third Quarterly in the Fourth Community Breakfast meeting for 2021 on Saturday, July 24, via Zoom. “Although we are meeting virtually, I am pleased that we are able to continue meeting with constituents,” Commissioner Bradshaw said. “It remains important to me to provide these community meetings for constituents and I look forward to resuming these meetings in person.”

DeKalb County will host a back-to-school food distribution for 3,500 families on Saturday, July 24. DeKalb residents will have the opportunity to receive packages of single-serving grits, juice boxes and cereal for students, along with one 20-pound box of Georgia-grown fruit and vegetables, and a 10-pound package of chicken hindquarters.

DeKalb County’s Senior Center Without Walls: Virtual Village and DeKalb Virtual Career Academy have been recognized with Achievement Awards from the National Association of Counties (NACo). The awards honor innovative, effective county government programs that strengthen services for residents.