Tag Archive for: vaccine

Though COVID-related Hospitalizations Down, ‘We’re Not Over With it, Yet’

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Mayor Battle: “We still have to wear masks; we still have to stay apart; and we still have to sanitize”

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COVID-19 Statistics Among Blacks Said ‘Alarming’

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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 […]

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State Expanding COVID-19 Eligibility to Those 65 and Older; More Front-line Workers

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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 […]

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Local COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Facing Busy Signals on Hotline, ‘Math Problem’

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The Alabama Department of Public Health has a message for people frustrated by not being able to reach through the COVID-19 vaccination scheduling hotline: keep trying. With the state beginning virus vaccinations for citizens aged 75 years and older and emergency frontline workers Jan. 18, ADHP began scheduling appointments for local health departments the week […]

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