Alabama’s shipments of monoclonal antibody treatments to be cut 30 percent
The treatment can cut a COVID patient's need to be hospitalized by 70 percent.
Health
Biden announces vaccine mandate for millions of American workers
Businesses with more than 100 workers will have to require employees be vaccinated against COVID-19 or be tested weekly.
Alabama schools likely added more than 10,000 COVID cases this week
Public schools are seeing a surge in cases, eclipsing last year's numbers and sending many systems back to virtual learning.
ADPH: State database cannot be used to check workers’ vaccination status
The Alabama Department of Public Health warned providers against using the database to verify the vaccination status of workers.
Marshall issues cease and desist to healthcare providers enforcing vaccine mandates
Marshall ordered healthcare providers to stop using the state vaccine registry to verify employees' vaccination status.
Moment of silence across Alabama and a call for vaccinations as COVID-19 rages
The number of new infections during the last seven days of August was 231 percent higher than the same time last year.
Majority of Alabamians hospitalized with COVID-19 on ventilators are unvaccinated
There were 92 more patients needing ICU bed care than the state’s hospitals had formal ICU beds on Sunday.
Gov. Kay Ivey announces federal funds to hire traveling nurses for hospitals
Alabama on Thursday had 120 fewer ICU beds than patients who needed ICU care. COVID-19 continues to surge statewide.
Over 9,000 COVID-19 cases among students, staff in Alabama schools this week
The state school superintendent said some school staff have had to have police protection due to threats over COVID-19 mitigation strategies in schools.
ADPH to offer COVID vaccines, testing at college football games
The KICK COVID campaign will enlist student athletes to promote vaccinations.