Health UAB doctors warn of delta’s impact on children, urge masks in schools UAB's Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo said two children under the age of two are on ventilators in a Birmingham hospital. Eddie BurkhalterAugust 19, 2021
Health Alabama ICUs at 95 percent capacity, hospitalizations double in two weeks In the city of Dothan and in Baldwin County, there were more patients in ICUs than those hospitals had formal ICU beds for. Eddie BurkhalterAugust 12, 2021
Elections Katie Britt opposes new COVID-19 “lockdowns” and mask mandates Britt also opposes a plan to pull back on small business deductions and eliminate them for higher-earning businesses. Eddie BurkhalterJuly 13, 2021
Health Alabama has lowest percentage of COVID-vaccinated residents in U.S. Alabama's new cases over the last two weeks have increased 80 percent. Eddie BurkhalterJuly 9, 2021
Health U.S. regulators say a COVID-19 booster shot isn’t needed for the fully vaccinated Alabama has the smallest percentage of fully vaccinated residents in the nation, according to the CDC. Eddie BurkhalterJuly 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
Health First time over 3,000: Alabama breaks COVID hospitalization record Monday December is headed to becoming Alabama's deadliest month during the pandemic, as hospitalizations surge following holiday gatherings. Eddie BurkhalterJanuary 4, 2021