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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is using stronger language to encourage everyone to get vaccinated.
Credit: Donna Lowry
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is using stronger language to encourage everyone to get vaccinated.
Governor Kemp is sending additional National Guard troops to help hospitals deal with rising numbers of patients with COVID-19.
Ida has been downgraded to a tropical depression, but the National Weather Service is expanding the storm's threat level for Georgia.