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Page 6— Wednesday, July 6, 2022 The True Citizen
OBITUARY
Gertrude Stokes-Hamelin
Mrs. Gertrude Stokes-Hamelin, age 82 of Atlanta, Ga.
entered into eternal rest on Wednesday June 29,2022.
Celebration of Life for Mrs.
Hamelin will be held today,
July 6, 2022 1:00 p.m. at First
Baptist Church of Gough,
230 Woodrow Harvey Blvd.
Keysville, Ga.
Interment will be at Third
Chapel Baptist Church in Mid-
ville, GA. Mrs. Hamelin’s re
mains will lie in state from
11:00 a.m. until hour of service
at the church.
Chavous B. Johnson Funeral
Service 885 Wa
ters St. Waynes
boro, GA. 30830
(706)554-7843
Chavous B.y ohnson & Reid
Funeral CJ Home
Cynthia Buxton
Waynesboro, GA. - Ms. Cynthia Buxton, daughter of the
late Willie Buxton and Mamie L. Scott, entered into rest at
her residence, Thursday, June
30,2022.
She was preceded in death
by her only son, James Tyrone
Jones; brothers, Calvin Buxton,
William Buxton and sister,
Lorene Doe
Her legacy will continue
in the hearts of her children;
Tasha Jones, Shante Jones and
Ayla Jones; six grandchildren,
one great grandchild; brother,
Thomas Buxton; sisters, Bar
bara Buxton, Berthina Barnes,
Mamie Polite; special friends, Mondrell Frank,Eunice Gowd;
god son, Stefpon Brinson, a host of other relatives and loving
friends.
Viewing will be 3 -6 p .m. Friday, July 8, at the funeral home.
Funeral service will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, July 9, 2022,
at Smith Chapel AME Zion ,9571 Hwy 23, Girard, GA., with
Reverend Raymond Cooper, officiating. Interment will follow
in the church cemetery.
Kinsey & Walton Funeral Home, 3618 Peach Orchard Road.
(706) 790-8858
6 Things to Know About COVID-19
Vaccines for Children Under 5
(StatePoint) COVID-19 vaccines are now available for children
under 5 years old, and the American Medical Association (AMA)
is urging parents to get their children vaccinated.
“The wait for this moment has been excruciating for parents
who were ready on day one for their children to receive a vac
cination to prevent severe COVID,” says Jack Resneck, Jr., M.D.,
president of the AMA. “While there is overwhelming scientihc
evidence showing the COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effec
tive, we know many parents and families still have questions.”
Here are six things to know about pediatric COVID-19 vac
cines for kids under 5:
1. The vaccines are safe: The U.S. Food and Drug Administra
tion and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) re
viewed all trial safety data before authorizing and recommending
vaccines for children under 5. The vast majority of side effects
were mild, including irritability and crying, sleepiness, fatigue
and loss of appetite.
2. The vaccines are effective: Both the Phzer-BioNTech and
Modema vaccines are effective at preventing severe disease.
Based on 230 pages of data, regulators said the vaccines show a
strong immune response in children, and are somewhat effective
at preventing symptomatic disease.
3. They’re widely available: Vaccines will be available at
pediatricians’ offices, as well as from primary care physicians.
Information on locations near you is available at vaccines.gov.
4. COVID-19 poses a danger to children: According to the
CDC, COVID-19 is a leading cause of death among children
ages 0-19 years. Among children in the United States aged 6
months to 4 years, there have been more than 2 million cases of
COVID-19, more than 20,000 hospitalizations, and more than
200 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic.
5. There is more than one dose: Like most vaccines, the CO-
VID-19 vaccines involve more than one dose. Phzer’s vaccine is
a three-dose primary series at one-tenth the dosage of the adult
formulation. The Modema vaccine primary series is a two-dose
regimen, spaced four to eight weeks apart, at one-fourth the dos
age of the adult formulation. Booster shots will likely be part of
the regimen, too, just as they are for other age groups.
6. Getting up to date is important: Make sure your child is up
to date on all vaccines when they get the COVID-19 vaccine.
Adolescents and adult immunizations declined during the pan
demic and an estimated 26 million recommended vaccinations
were missed in 2020 as compared to 2019.
If you have additional questions, speak with your physician
and review tmsted resources, including getvaccineanswers.org.
“COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective, they’re backed by
science and data; they work. More than 1 million people in the
United States have died from COVID, and I urge you to keep
yourself and your loved ones safe by getting vaccinated,” says
Dr. Resneck.
Donald James Lovett
Mr. Donald James Lovett, age 59, entered into eternal rest
on June 28, 2022. Funeral services will be held Thursday,
July 7, 2022, 11:00 a.m. at
Cornerstone Christian Center
Church, 710 Stone Avenue,
Waynesboro, GA 30830.
Visitation for the immediate
family will be held Wednesday,
July 6,2022 from 11:00-12:00
noon and public visitation will
be held from 1:00-6:00 p.m
at Phinazee and Son Funeral
Home, 404 West 8th Street,
Waynesboro, Georgia 30830.
Mr. Lovett will he in state
from 9:30-10:30 a.m. prior to
the service for viewing. His
loving and devoted family will cherish
his memories.
Phinazee and Son Funeral Home is in
charge of the services for Mr. Donald
James Lovett.
Masks and social distancing will be
required. We ask that you adhere to the
guidelines.
New mental health
law takes effect
no.
PHINAZEE & SON
REBECCA GRAPEVINE
Capitol beat News Service
Georgia’s new mental health
parity law took effect Friday,
July 1.
Under the state’s new law,
Georgia health insurers must
cover mental health treatment
at the same level they cover
physical ailments
“Parity kicks in immediate
ly,” Rep. Todd Jones, R-South
Forsyth, said about the new
law’s July 1 start date.
Jones, along with Rep. Mary
Margaret Oliver, D-Decatur,
co-sponsored the omnibus bill
in the state house of representa
tives earlier this year.
“Georgia families hopefully
have a greater opportunity to
receive treatment they're en
titled to,” Oliver said of the
change introduced by the new
parity law.
“Folks that have not been
getting adequate treatment:
new funding is coming, new at
tention is coming,” Oliver said.
Oliver - along with several
other mental health advocates
- pointed out that Georgians
can report suspected parity
violations to the state insurance
department.
Georgians’ reports about
their experiences would be
key to making sure the law is
enforced, Oliver said.
Georgia’s new mental health
law sends the message that
“mental health matters and
is just as important as your
physical health,” Kim Jones,
executive director of the Na
tional Alliance on Mental Ill
ness, Georgia, said.
To explain mental health
parity, Jones gave the example
of a health insurer that offers
out-of-network coverage for
urgent medical services.
That insurer must also cover
out-of-network urgent mental
health and substance use treat
ment under the parity rule,
Jones explained.
The Georgia insurance de
partment will soon hire a new
mental health parity officer to
help oversee the law, Weston
Burleson, director of communi
cations officer for the insurance
department, said.
Down the line, the depart
ment will collect and publish
detailed information about
how health insurers perform on
mental health parity, Burleson
added.
The mental health law also
sets up a new MATCH (Multi-
Agency Treatment for Chil
dren) team.
The team will start meeting
soon and look carefully at the
problem of Georgia children in
state custody who lack stable
placements, Oliver said.
“The issue of emergency
placement for these children
needs a lot of attention,” Oliver
said, noting that some of these
children are staying in hotels
or offices.
The new law also helps set
up mental health co-responder
programs, Oliver said, with
funds provided by the FY 2023
budget.
Co-responder programs pair
mental health professionals
with law enforcement officers
to help respond to mental
health and substance use crises.
The programs often provide
follow-up services as well.
Later this year, the state will
solicit proposals from com
munities that want to set up
assisted outpatient treatment
programs. The new mental
health law provides for five
such programs on a “pilot”
basis.
In these programs, courts
- working with community
mental health and law enforce
ment agencies - can require
people to get treatment for
mental health and substance
use disorders.
Meanwhile, Georgia’s men
tal health commission is plan
ning another round of recom
mendations and sub-com
mittees are meeting monthly,
Oliver said.
And the mental health com
mission is keeping a close eye
on the progress of the new
law’s provisions.
“There's a lot of work going
to make sure to ensure that our
oversight creates a successful
implementation,” Oliver said.
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