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Alabama mayors discuss surviving COVID-19 in Business Council of Alabama’s online conference

Alabama businesses have suffered during the COVID-19 pandemic, but they’ve also found ways to innovate and to drive the needed changes to keep their employees and customers safe, said the mayors of Alabama’s five largest cities.  The Business Council of Alabama’s Engage Alabama virtual business conferences kicked off Wednesday with a discussion of how the … Continued
August 26, 2020

419 Alabamians have died from COVID-19 in August

The Alabama Department of Public Health on Monday confirmed six additional deaths from COVID-19, taking the state’s death toll from the pandemic to 1,950. Of those deaths, 419 have been reported in August alone. August already is the second-worst month of the pandemic for deaths in the state, trailing only July. The state is averaging … Continued
August 25, 2020

The on-campus semester is in danger at both Alabama and Auburn

Officials at Auburn University and the University of Alabama are issuing warnings to students about the future of in-person classes following upticks in positive tests around the campuses and numerous videos and pictures of packed bars and large crowds of people not wearing face coverings.  Just days into the semester, Alabama has already canceled all … Continued
August 24, 2020

Administrators say UAB prepared for return of students, four other colleges posting COVID-19 data

Administrators at the University of Alabama at Birmingham say it’s not possible to remove all risk of COVID-19 but that the school has robust plans in place to keep students, teachers and staff as safe as possible. Classes there begin on Monday.  Meanwhile, four Alabama universities are already posting the numbers of COVID-19 cases on … Continued
August 21, 2020

Alabama’s COVID-19 testing of college students shows few cases so far, officials say

More than 75,000 college students across Alabama have been tested for COVID-19 as classes continue to start, and while the number of infections among those tested was low, what happens next will depend largely on those students’ decisions to help keep themselves and others safe, according to experts behind the statewide testing program.  “This is … Continued
August 21, 2020

Research finds relationship between COVID-19 deaths, morbid obesity

An analysis released Thursday by researchers at the University of Alabama of morbid obesity data and reported COVID-19 deaths in the United States found a relationship between morbid obesity and COVID-19 deaths. In a paper published in the journal World Medical and Health Policy, researchers found a statistically significant relationship between the prevalence of morbid … Continued
August 21, 2020

Fauci says he does not believe COVID-19 vaccinations will be mandatory

Dr. Anthony Fauci, a member of President Donald Trump’s COVID-19 task force and the director of the National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases, said Tuesday that he doesn’t see the U.S. mandating everyone to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. “I don’t think you’ll ever see a mandating of vaccine particularly for the general public,” Fauci … Continued
August 20, 2020

Alabama to apply for program to boost COVID-19 unemployment benefits by $300

Alabama will apply for a program that would boost unemployment benefits for those already receiving such aid due to COVID-19.  Gov. Kay Ivey and Alabama Department of Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington announced Tuesday that the state will submit an application into the Lost Wages Assistance program, which would increase payments by $300. Those out of … Continued
August 19, 2020