Health

Alabamians hospitalized with COVID in ICUs, on ventilators largely unvaccinated

In Alabama on Saturday, 81 percent of hospitalized COVID patients were unvaccinated.

October 4, 2021

Misinformation on COVID-19 is resulting in a public health crisis and filling Alabama’s hospital beds with the unvaccinated.

October 1, 2021

Only those who were fully vaccinated with the Pfizer vaccine at least six months ago and meet other criteria can get a booster shot.

September 24, 2021

The project offers gift bags with candles, information on grieving and how to hold a candlelight ceremony.

September 24, 2021

Alabama hospitals' ICUs were at 99.3 percent capacity on Tuesday, with nearly half of all beds filled with COVID patients.

September 23, 2021

Alabama’s ICUs remain critically full at 99.3 percent capacity, with 42 percent of ICU patients having COVID-19.

September 22, 2021

Alabama's official death toll jumped by 250 on Tuesday, and new daily cases remain high.

September 22, 2021

The FDA could give emergency use authorization for the Pfizer vaccine for those aged 5 to 11 by the end of October.

September 20, 2021

Some Alabama hospitals are burning through reserves battling COVID, and the state's ICU bed crisis continues to threaten care for all patients.

September 20, 2021

Harris cases among school-aged children this year are more than a 300 percent higher than at the same time last year.

September 17, 2021