Health Alabamians hospitalized with COVID in ICUs, on ventilators largely unvaccinated In Alabama on Saturday, 81 percent of hospitalized COVID patients were unvaccinated. Eddie BurkhalterOctober 4, 2021
Opinion Opinion | COVID-19 vaccine misinformation puts lives at risk One of the latest and most harmful pieces of misinformation is that “breakthrough infections” prove the vaccines don’t work. Dr. Aruna AroraOctober 4, 2021
Health Alabama doctors behind anti-vaccine letter to Kay Ivey Misinformation on COVID-19 is resulting in a public health crisis and filling Alabama’s hospital beds with the unvaccinated. Eddie BurkhalterOctober 1, 2021
Opinion Opinion | A California solution to an Alabama problem? "In the early 2000s, California had a prison crisis that was analogous to what we're seeing in Alabama." Christopher EnglandSeptember 30, 2021
Prisons Sewell opposes using COVID relief dollars to build prisons “COVID-19 relief money should be used for COVID-19 relief. Period,” Congresswoman Terri Sewell said. Brandon MoseleySeptember 29, 2021
Education Fall enrollment figures for Alabama’s public colleges and universities Overall, there was a 1.4 percent decline in undergraduate students at universities. StaffSeptember 27, 2021
Health COVID booster shots available for some Alabamians beginning Friday Only those who were fully vaccinated with the Pfizer vaccine at least six months ago and meet other criteria can get a booster shot. Eddie BurkhalterSeptember 24, 2021
Health Shine a Light Alabama offers resources for those who lost someone during pandemic The project offers gift bags with candles, information on grieving and how to hold a candlelight ceremony. Eddie BurkhalterSeptember 24, 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
Health Alabama leads nation in recent COVID deaths per capita Alabama’s ICUs remain critically full at 99.3 percent capacity, with 42 percent of ICU patients having COVID-19. Eddie BurkhalterSeptember 22, 2021