Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Georgia was one of the hardest-hit areas in the U.S., ranking high among all states for positive case and death counts. It has also held one of the lowest vaccination rates in the nation. 

CORE Georgia was established in April 2020, following the launch of a statewide COVID-19 response program to address the lack of testing. As the pandemic continued to reveal and deepen gaps in equitable health access, CORE adapted to provide mobile and in-home testing – and eventually vaccine services to disproportionally impacted communities. Alongside our partners, we operated a free mass COVID-19 testing site at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, an innovative mobile testing unit operation bringing services directly to communities, Case Investigation and Resource Coordination program, and a statewide mobile vaccination program.