The Alabama Department of Public Health has created a map that shows sites other than hospitals that have been selected to receive doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Alabama Public Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris said there was a reporting problem. Some vaccination records were kicked out by computers. The health department’s IT workers have been working on correcting the information all week.
State Superintendent Dr. Eric Mackey and the state’s top health officials met Thursday morning to continue talks on how to get more teachers access to the COVID-19 vaccine.
Ivey urged the state’s residents to be patient despite the vaccine’s slow rollout saying the state is “working to get vaccine in the arms of people as soon as the supplies come in.”
The Alabama Department of Public Health is asking those who do not qualify to schedule a vaccine at this time to stop calling the COVID-19 Vaccine Scheduling Hotline.
The Alabama Department of Public Health is urging residents who want to take advantage of an expanded COVID-19 vaccination hotline to stop calling their local hospitals.
UA healthcare providers, residents and employees at Capstone Village, first responders and people in vulnerable populations in the University’s community are eligible to get vaccinated.
Students across Alabama are returning to school after the winter break, so we reached out to a pediatrician about her concerns regarding children and coronavirus.
Even though Alabama remains in Phase 1a in the COVID-19 process, the Alabama Department of Public Health says some counties are able to intermittently administer the vaccine to people who are 75 and older.
Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin was released from a Birmingham hospital Wednesday after receiving treatment to address COVID pneumonia, according to city officials.
Infectious disease expert Dr. Michael Saag said more than 250 people across the state had gotten the treatment and out of that number, only five needed to be hospitalized.
David Marconnet created the site hoping to give Alabamians an easier way to view the spread of COVID-19 across the state, he never imagined it would get this big though.
Health leaders with the University of California and Brown University theorized only administering a single dose of COVID-19 vaccines, instead of giving second doses, to allow more people to be vaccinated.
Arbor Springs Health and Rehab, a nursing home and rehabilitation center in Opelika, administered the first round of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to residents and employees Monday.
Churches in Alabama and across the nation have faced many challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but some pastors are hopeful with the vaccine rollout.
People in Tennessee and Florida are lining up for the COVID-19 shot after health officials in those states expanded vaccine eligibility. Now older populations in Alabama are waiting for their turn, but it could be a while.
It's safe to say we could never have imagined what the year would be like when we rang in 2020 one year ago. Much of that is because of the spread of the coronavirus.We’re taking at look back at the turmoil the virus has caused in Alabama and what the future holds.
State leaders are coming up with a vaccination plan for teachers after the CDC approved recommendations that teachers, support staff and child care workers be next to get vaccinated.