Vital records services will not be available at the Brooks County Health Department Friday, October 10, 2025 and Wednesday. October 15, 2025. If you are in need of a birth or death certificate, please visit the Lowndes, Echols or Tift County Health Department. We apologize for the inconvenience. Echols County Health DepartmentPhysical Address: 149 Hwy…

VALDOSTA – The Georgia Department of Public Health’s South Health District is preparing for the arrival of the updated 2025–2026 COVID-19 vaccine. Vaccine stock may be limited, so please call your local health department to confirm availability and to schedule your appointment. Following the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) approval of last month’s…

Tift Health Department to Host Drive-Thru Flu Clinic TIFTON – Flu season is just around the corner, and the Tift County Health Department is making it easier than ever to protect yourself without leaving your car. A drive-thru flu clinic will be held on Friday, October 24, from 8:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at the…

Health Department Makes Vaccination Easy and Convenient FITZGERALD – The Ben Hill County Health Department is making it simple to protect yourself this flu season with two easy options: in-clinic flu shots available every weekday and drive-thru flu clinics for adults (18+) every Friday beginning October 3. Drive-thru clinics will run through October and may…

Close Contacts of Previous Case ATLANTA – The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) has confirmed three new measles cases in Georgia in 2025. The individuals are close contacts of the measles case that was confirmed on Sept. 11, 2025. Two of the individuals are unvaccinated, and the third has an unknown vaccination status. They…

ADEL – Flu season is just around the corner, and the Cook County Health Department is making it easier than ever to protect yourself without leaving your car. A drive-thru flu clinic will be held on Friday, October 3, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Cook County Health Department, located at 204 N.…

ATLANTA – The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) has confirmed measles in an unvaccinated resident of Fulton County. There is no known international travel associated with this case. The individual is out of the infectious stage of the disease, but may have exposed others between September 2 and 11, 2025.  Exposures may have occurred…

Flu Shots Now Available The Georgia Department of Public Health’s South Health District (SHD) is encouraging everyone to make their health a priority this flu season by getting a flu shot. Flu vaccines are now available at health departments throughout all SHD counties. In addition to traditional flu shots, South Health District is offering high-dose…

UPDATE 9/12/2025: Vital Records services will remain unavailable at the Brooks County Health Department Friday, September 12, 2025. _______ Vital records services will not be available at the Brooks County Health Department today, Thursday, September 11, 2025. If you are in need of a birth or death certificate, please visit the Lowndes, Echols or Tift…

Updated COVID-19 Vaccine ATLANTA – The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is awaiting CDC/ACIP recommendations and clinical guidance for administering the updated 2025-2026 COVID-19 vaccine. This has been DPH’s protocol since the first COVID-19 vaccines became available in late 2020. Health departments do not have the updated vaccine in stock, and the CDC is…