Around 2K people line up to get vaccines, $100 gift cards in DeKalb

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — Approximately 2,000 people lined up to get a COVID-19 vaccine and a $100 gift card at an event in DeKalb County Saturday.

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Cars lined up in the parking lot of the former Doraville K-Mart store on Buford Highway. Because of the huge turnout, the county closed down the event just before 10:30 a.m. People who were already in line were still able to get vaccinated.

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This is the second event the county has held that gave incentives to people who got first and second COVID-19 vaccines as well as booster shots.

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DeKalb County has vaccinated thousands of people through a series of incentivized vaccine drives that have featured Hawks players and celebrities.

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