Health

ADSS launches vaccine advocacy campaign

The Alabama Department of Senior Services is partnering with local Alabama Area Agencies on Aging and various disability organizations.

July 12, 2021

Alabama has lowest percentage of COVID-vaccinated residents in U.S.

Alabama's new cases over the last two weeks have increased 80 percent.

July 9, 2021

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.

July 9, 2021

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.

July 9, 2021

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."

July 8, 2021

Alabama’s COVID-19 hospitalizations increasing as vaccinations remain low

Alabama has the second-lowest percentage of COVID-19 vaccinations in the nation.

July 6, 2021

Acknowledging effects of child poverty and single motherhood is a start

Half of all births in Alabama are paid for by Medicaid, which means these infants are born into poverty.

July 5, 2021

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.

July 2, 2021

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.

July 1, 2021

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.

June 28, 2021