Coronavirus

Based on the Center of Disease Control guidelines, The Alabama Department of Public Health has released the latest COVID-19 recommendations for schools.

If you’ve had COVID-19 and still aren’t feeling as mentally sharp or on task as before, there’s good news.UAB researcher Dr. Gitendra Uswatte, Ph.D. and his colleagues report promising results in an ongoing trial to help those who are living with long COVID brain fog.

First lady Jill Biden's PCR test came back positive after she started experiencing cold-like symptoms late Monday evening.

Everyone is still required to go through COVID-19 testing

The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) announced that it ordered 8,000 doses of Novavax COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday.

Workers in America’s emergency departments were more likely to contract COVID-19 in the early days of the pandemic in community settings or at home rather than when providing patient care in a hospital setting, according to new research conducted at emergency departments across the nation.

The Alabama Department of Public Health says it is shifting how it monitors COVID-19 as part of its response strategy to the pandemic.

The Alabama Department of Public Health has made it clear the decision to mask is a personal one, that includes in the classroom this fall semester.

Researchers also found only 17 percent of parents of children between 6 months and 5 years old said their child has been vaccinated or will be as soon as possible.

The state health department explained any statewide masks polices are unlikely.

Dawn Adams then heard about Rosie Davis who lost her mother to covid 19 and started the yellow heart memorial.

Alabama has been dealing with an uptick in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations for much of the last two months as the highly contagious BA.5 subvariant of omicron spreads rapidly.

The Department of Pediatrics at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine have joined a network of children’s hospitals across the country that will coordinate on the response of future pandemics and other disasters.

Thompson said he will be isolating for the next several days, but Jan. 6 committee spokesman Tim Mulvey said the committee’s eighth hearing this summer will proceed.

The doctor reports that 622 Alabamians are in the hospital with COVID-19. That includes 92 people in the ICU and 38 people on ventilators.

Alabama health officials are encouraging the public to keep a close eye on COVID-19 as infections continue to increase.

Children 5 to 11 make up one of the least vaccinated age groups in the state. New numbers from the health department show only about 14-percent of them have gotten a shot.

The first COVID-19 shots for infants and preschoolers has now been authorized by the Food and Drug Administration, paving the way for vaccinations to begin as soon as next week.

Vaccinations could begin as early as Monday or Tuesday.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is doubling down on its authority to issue a mask mandate for U.S. travelers.

The Montgomery Biscuits says multiple cases of COVID-19 among its players and coaches has forced the cancelation of the remaining three games in the series against the Pensacola Blue Wahoos.

U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell, D-District 7, says she has tested positive for COVID-19.

After weeks of low COVID-19 numbers, numerous Alabama counties are now labeled as having “high” community transmission of the virus.

East Alabama Health is now requiring medical-grade masks in all of its facilities - including East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika and Valley.

The Food and Drug Administration’s authorization now opens a third shot to elementary-age kids, too — at least five months after their last dose.

The number of destroyed doses was far higher than previously thought, and senior executives had been warned for years that its quality systems were deficient, according to the House committee report.

After spending 269 days in the hospital battling Covid-19, Craig Pruett was finally able to return home to his family.

For Americans of all ages, about 34% had signs of prior infection in December. Just two months later, 58% did.

Experts warn that the coming wave – caused by a mutant called BA.2 that’s thought to be about 30% more contagious – will wash across the nation and push up hospitalizations in a growing number of states in the coming weeks

Alabama State Health Officer Scott Harris has spent more than two years discussing COVID-19. On Wednesday, he confirmed he’s tested positive for it.