Updated at 4:42 p.m. ETGeorgia is in among U.S. states in the pace of vaccination. Only Puerto Rico and Federated Micronesia are slower than Georgia at distributing COVID-19 vaccines.As of noon Tuesday, 3,067,745 vaccine doses have been delivered to the state of Georgia and 2,085,047 have been administered, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That is 68% of the state's inventory.That leaves 982,698 unused, many of which are sitting in a freezer, Dr. Amber Schmidtke said. There is no need to hold back anything for second doses.Schmidtke is a former Mercer University...…Updated at 4:42 p.m. ETGeorgia is in among U.S. states in the pace of vaccination. Only Puerto Rico and Federated Micronesia are slower than Georgia at distributing COVID-19 vaccines.As of noon Tuesday, 3,067,745 vaccine doses have been delivered to the state of Georgia and 2,085,047 have been administered, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That is 68% of the state's inventory.That leaves 982,698 unused, many of which are sitting in a freezer, Dr. Amber Schmidtke said. There is no need to hold back anything for second doses.Schmidtke is a former Mercer University...WW…

Katherine M. of Kennesaw turned her daughter’s body over the night before Christmas Eve to find a needle and a spoon.“I knew immediately she was gone,” she said.The grandmother asked GPB News not to use her full name out of concern for privacy for the still-struggling family.Katherine’s daughter had just birthed a stillborn son, and the pain triggered a relapse.“I tried everything as a mom to save her, but in the end one tiny pill ended her life and changed all of ours forever,” Katherine M. said.A single narcotic pain pill, purchased from a trusted friend, turned out to be laced with...…Katherine M. of Kennesaw turned her daughter’s body over the night before Christmas Eve to find a needle and a spoon.“I knew immediately she was gone,” she said.The grandmother asked GPB News not to use her full name out of concern for privacy for the still-struggling family.Katherine’s daughter had just birthed a stillborn son, and the pain triggered a relapse.“I tried everything as a mom to save her, but in the end one tiny pill ended her life and changed all of ours forever,” Katherine M. said.A single narcotic pain pill, purchased from a trusted friend, turned out to be laced with...WW…

playpauseListenListening...U.S. Rep Henry “Hank” Johnson walked away from all drugs and alcohol more than 25 years ago, he shared for the first time with GPB News in an exclusive interview.“I don't drink, I don't smoke. I don't do anything that hurts my body,” Johnson said. “And that has not always been the case.”The Georgia-based congressman was given 20 years to live when diagnosed at the age of 44 with viral hepatitis. That was 22 years ago, and there was no cure available.Johnson battled the infection as it damaged his liver and thyroid. In 2010, he told the world about his struggle...…playpauseListenListening...U.S. Rep Henry “Hank” Johnson walked away from all drugs and alcohol more than 25 years ago, he shared for the first time with GPB News in an exclusive interview.“I don't drink, I don't smoke. I don't do anything that hurts my body,” Johnson said. “And that has not always been the case.”The Georgia-based congressman was given 20 years to live when diagnosed at the age of 44 with viral hepatitis. That was 22 years ago, and there was no cure available.Johnson battled the infection as it damaged his liver and thyroid. In 2010, he told the world about his struggle...WW…