As the pandemic and its variants linger, companies are under increasing pressure to mandate vaccines. Employers and employees alike are beginning to question the legal ramifications of mandates in Madison County, as well as seeking clarifications about their potential culpability in enforcing them. Both parties have a flurry of questions ranging from ‘Can a business […]
Area caterers are getting back on track after more than 18 months that saw the heat lamps turned off for their food-related businesses. “We’re doing better in that things are about to get back on an even keel. But it has been tough,” said Narvell Patton, owner for 24 years of Catering by Narvell. “People […]
The news was a mixed bag at the weekly press briefing of the COVID-19 coronavirus at the Huntsville City Council chambers Wednesday. Jeff Samz, CEO of the Huntsville Hospital System, said the two facilities in the city and Madison have seen about a 10 percent drop in COVID-19 patients over the last two weeks. […]
A United States congressman declared in recent days that, “Real America is done with COVID-19.’’ The families of four people who died from the virus within 24 hours between Tuesday and Wednesday in Huntsville, Alabama hospitals might disagree. “Our staffs are frustrated,’’ Dr. Pam Hudson, CEO of Crestwood Medical Center, said of her hospital and […]
85% of Huntsville Hospital inpatients were unvaccinated; three unvaccinated patients accounted for three deaths in a 24-hour period
Gov. Kay Ivey: “Folks we’re not there, yet. But goodness knows we’re getting closer.”
Small and mid-sized business owners in Alabama strongly support vaccination for COVID-19 and plan to encourage their employees to get the shots in an effort to boost local economic recovery, according to the PNC Alabama small business owners survey released today. More than half (57 percent) of Alabama businesses surveyed will require employees to get […]
Interventional cardiologist Dr. Warren Strickland of Crestwood Medical Center presented what he called “alarming’’ statistics among the black community regarding COVID-19 at the weekly update at the Huntsville City Council chambers. According to Strickland, though that segment represents just 13 percent of the United States population it accounts for 28 percent of COVID-19 deaths as […]
The Alabama Department of Public Health is extending eligibility for COVID-19 vaccinations to include people 65 or older, and additional groups of frontline workers, effective Feb. 8. Gov. Kay Ivey and the Public Health Department made the announcement Friday. The Vaccine Allocation Plan is available at www.alabamapublichealth.gov/covid19vaccine/assets/adph-covid19-vaccination-allocation-plan.pdf. Frontline critical workers listed in the plan are […]
“We can vaccinate about 3,000 people a week right now in Madison County. That’s all the vaccine we’re getting.”
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