Health Barry Moore: It’s not “the government’s job to knock on doors” to promote the vaccine White House officials on July 1 announced that federal COVID-19 surge response teams were being readied to send into areas with low vaccination rates. Brandon MoseleyJuly 9, 2021
Health Despite second lowest vaccination rate in U.S., Ivey won’t seek federal help UAB's Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo said Alabama's COVID-19 hospitalizations are increasing "exactly as we saw before." Eddie BurkhalterJuly 8, 2021
Health Alabama’s COVID-19 hospitalizations increasing as vaccinations remain low Alabama has the second-lowest percentage of COVID-19 vaccinations in the nation. Eddie BurkhalterJuly 6, 2021
Health Nearly all COVID-19 hospitalizations in Alabama are among unvaccinated The Alabama Department of Public Health is working to learn how many new cases, deaths are of the unvaccinated. Eddie BurkhalterJuly 2, 2021
Health UAB doctor warns of delta variant and upcoming holiday weekend It takes between 10 and 15 seconds of exposure to catch the delta variant of COVID-19, Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo said. Eddie BurkhalterJuly 1, 2021
State ADPH, UAB launch Alabama Regional Center for Infection Prevention and Control The new center will provide consultation and support services to boost infectious disease prevention and control efforts across Alabama. Brandon MoseleyJune 30, 2021
Health Q&A with White House vaccine coordinator on Alabama’s vaccination rates, delta variant Dr. Bechara Choucair said nearly all hospitalizations and deaths are now among the unvaccinated. Eddie BurkhalterJune 28, 2021
Economy New unemployment claims increased slightly last week Fifty-two percent of last week's claims were reported to be due to the pandemic. Micah DanneyJune 25, 2021
Health UAB doctor warns of COVID-19 delta variant Goepfert spoke bluntly about the need for more Alabamians to get vaccinated to protect themselves and others. Eddie BurkhalterJune 24, 2021
State Governor awards COVID-19 recovery funds to six Alabama counties The funds were made available to the state by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. StaffJune 21, 2021