Health PEEHIP board talks 2024 finances, “treacherous waters” ahead The health provider warned of a funding crisis and a potential $228M reserve loss by 2027 amid rising medical costs. Wesley WalterDecember 4, 2024
Health FDA approves Pfizer’s COVID booster for children 12 to 15 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention meets Wednesday to discuss giving final approval. Eddie BurkhalterJanuary 4, 2022
Health Shipments of treatments for delta resume as COVID surges A new monoclonal antibody treatment effective against the omicron variant isn't yet available in Alabama as cases and hospitalizations rise. Eddie BurkhalterJanuary 3, 2022
Health Alabama starts new year with COVID surge as schools prepare to reopen Alabama had a record number of cases last week, a record-high positivity rate and hospitalizations doubled in just more than a week. Eddie BurkhalterJanuary 3, 2022
Health Alabama hits second day of record high COVID positivity rate Alabama’s seven-day average of daily percent of COVID tests that are positive reached 31.4 percent on Thursday. Eddie BurkhalterDecember 31, 2021
Health Alabama’s COVID positive rate reaches record high as hospitalizations increase COVID hospitalizations in Alabama on Wednesday reached 720, an 89 percent increase over two weeks. Eddie BurkhalterDecember 30, 2021
Health CDC shortens recommended quarantine window for asymptomatic COVID-19 patients The CDC said the reduced timeline reflects the latest science on infection times with the spread of the omicron variant. StaffDecember 29, 2021
Health COVID rising across Alabama The percentage of COVID tests in Alabama that are positive reached 18.2 percent on Sunday. Eddie BurkhalterDecember 28, 2021
Health Alabama’s positivity rate rising sharply as cases begin to increase Alabama's percent of tests that are positive increased by 76 percent over two weeks. New cases and hospitalizations are rising as well. Eddie BurkhalterDecember 24, 2021
Health Feds pause shipments of two monoclonal antibody treatments, ineffective against omicron The drugs were critical in preventing hospitalizations and deaths during the delta surge. Eddie BurkhalterDecember 24, 2021
Health FDA approves second antiviral COVID pill Merck’s drug, molnupiravir, was found to reduce hospitalizations and deaths by 30 percent, while Pfizer's antiviral pill had a nearly 90 percent reduction. Eddie BurkhalterDecember 24, 2021