Health UAB pediatrician urges parents to vaccinate children 5 to 11 once available COVID-19 is the eighth leading cause of death for the age group. Jacob HolmesOctober 27, 2021
Health Alabama Democrats: Mandates aren’t new, save lives In a statement responding to Gov. Ivey's executive order, the ADP says vaccine mandates have been in place for generations. Josh MoonOctober 26, 2021
Featured Opinion Opinion | You can’t have it both ways No matter how much they might want to be better, Kay Ivey and GOP leaders are bending to the base. Josh MoonOctober 26, 2021
Health Study: Governors in states without COVID vaccine mandates see approval ratings fall Alabama has the fourth-lowest percentage of residents fully vaccinated against COVID in the nation. Eddie BurkhalterOctober 19, 2021
Health UAB doctors’ study: pregnant women more susceptible to delta variant infection As of Sept 17. 2021, seven pregnant women have died from COVID-19 in Alabama. John H. GlennOctober 14, 2021
Health Ivey extends COVID-19 state of emergency to end of October A total of 7,670 Alabamians have died this year due to COVID-19. John H. GlennOctober 11, 2021
Health Worsening mental health, sleeping issues among essential workers, UAB official says A marked increase in mental health, weight, and sleeping issues has been recorded among essential workers and COVID-19 patients. John H. GlennOctober 5, 2021
Health Ivey, Tuberville, Alabama House minority leader encourage COVID vaccinations Alabama hospitals' ICUs were at 99.3 percent capacity on Tuesday, with nearly half of all beds filled with COVID patients. Eddie BurkhalterSeptember 23, 2021
Featured Opinion Opinion | The doctors and scientists have been right all along "From the start of the pandemic, nearly every prediction and every piece of advice from most doctors and scientists have been spot on." Josh MoonSeptember 21, 2021
Health Alabama Hospital Association: Federal COVID aid needed to help struggling hospitals Some Alabama hospitals are burning through reserves battling COVID, and the state's ICU bed crisis continues to threaten care for all patients. Eddie BurkhalterSeptember 20, 2021