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2A I DAWSON COUNTY NEWS I dawsonnews.com Wednesday, August 24,2022 DPH launches web scheduling tool for monkeypox vaccinations D, eath Notices By Staff Reports The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) has debuted an online, cen tralized scheduling tool and helpline for finding and making monkeypox vaccine appointments, according to an agency press release. To schedule an appoint ment time online, go to dph.ga.gov/monkeypox and click the “Learn More” button under “Find a Vaccine and Register for an Appointment.” People can also call the Vaccine Scheduling Resource Line at (888) 457-0186. The scheduling tool lets individuals choose a first or second dose of the Jynneos monkeypox vac cine from a dropdown menu. Since the monkeypox vaccine supply is still lim ited, people will be prompted to answer ques tions that help DPH priori tize getting the vaccine to those who may have been exposed to monkeypox, the agency’s release said. The questions follow Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance for administer ing the monkeypox vac cine. This tool consolidates locating and scheduling a monkeypox vaccination anywhere in Georgia onto one webpage instead of individual health depart ment websites. Vaccine availability will be updat ed regularly to reflect the doses Georgia is allocated from the federal govern ment, the release added. Current CDC data shows 951 total confirmed monkeypox cases in Georgia. Photos by Rio White Dawson County News Maggie Allen (center) makes sure her kill is inbounds while her teammates celebrate the point. Well-rounded efforts help Lady Tigers split senior night, take 3 of 4 By Rio White riowhite@dawsonnews.com Since dropping their opening two matches of the season, Dawson County’s volleyball team has rapidly improved — winning six of their last seven while facing a vari ety of non-region challeng es. The team’s depth contin ued to evolve during their first homestand of the sea son, kicked off by a cele bratory senior night on Tuesday, Aug. 16. The Lady Tigers first faced 5A side Jefferson before squaring off against Lakeview Academy. Seniors Abby Clouser, Abby Felkai, Jessica Mann, Skyler Murphy, Kirklyn Porter and Emerald Sallee were all recognized in between matches. For head coach Tanya Porter, those seniors have shown growth both in their skills and character over the years. “The seniors have done a great job providing consis tency and depth to our line up,” Porter said. “It’s heart warming to see them grow on the court but also in their ability to struggle through adversity, not quit on themselves or their teammates and come out on the other side of diffi cult [situations] even stron ger.” Tuesday night’s first match presented the tough est challenge of the week, with the Lady Tigers fac ing a Jefferson side coming off a 22-win season with only one loss in their The student section celebrated the senior volley ball players on Aug. 16. region. Dawson came out of the gate aggressively, keeping pace with the Dragons until a spate of unforced errors gave the visitors a window of opportunity to take the first set. After falling 16-25 in the first set, the Lady Tigers regrouped and turned the match around by using defensive strength to stay in points. By the end of the second set, Dawson had flipped the score to win 25-16 and force a decisive third set. After gaining some early points, the hosts lost momentum to Jefferson and lost the final set 10-15. “I thought we struggled to sustain that energy for the entire three sets,” Porter said. “We made many service and hitting errors that I thought came from that struggle.” Following the senior rec ognitions, the Lady Tigers looked refreshed in the match against Lakeview Academy. With the help of improved fundamentals — For more information about monkeypox symp toms and precautions to avoid catching the illness, you can visit dph.ga.gov/ monkeypox or https:// www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/ monkeypox/index.html. Myrna Louise Buice Elzey August 16, 2022 Myrna Louise Buice Elzey, 79, of Cumming died Tuesday, August 16, 2022. Graveside service, Monday, August 22, 2022, 11 o’clock, Sawnee View Gardens. Bearden Funeral Home, Dawsonville, GA. and a raucous student sec tion — Dawson’s energy carried them to a 25-9, 25-10 victory. Between the two match es, Megan Roche led the team with 10 aces and nine digs, Felkai led with 15 kills, and Porter led with 18 assists and two blocks while tying Roche with nine digs. “Overall, it was a good night,” Porter said. “That was the first time we have ever won a set against Jefferson and the first time we have won a match against Lakeview. We had an amazing crowd there to support the team and our seniors.” Two nights later, the Lady Tigers played two more home matches against Chestatee and Union County. Dawson won both matches, improving their overall season record to 6-3. Next, the Lady Tigers will play a pair of Forsyth County teams on Thursday, Aug. 25, playing West Forsyth and East Forsyth. 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