Alabama Republicans oppose additional COVID-19 mandates
“Getting a vaccine and wearing a mask should be a choice, not a government mandate," said Lt. Governor Will Ainsworth.
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Tyson Foods requiring COVID-19 vaccines for workers
Tyson workers in Alabama and across the U.S. must provide proof of being fully vaccinated.
Alabama’s health sector in open letter urges COVID-19 vaccinations
"The benefits of getting vaccinated FAR outweigh any potential risk," the letter reads.
August 3, 2021
Unvaccinated account for nearly all Alabama COVID-19 deaths, hospitalizations
The unvaccinated accounted for 97 percent of recently hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Alabama, according to UAB.
Alabama Public Health recommends masks for all in schools
ADPH's Dr. Karen Landers writes that at least 108 Alabama children who had COVID-19 developed Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome.
Cities, schools and businesses have started rolling out new mask mandates
As COVID cases, and specifically the delta variant, rise quickly, CEOs, superintendents and mayors are scrambling to head off a crisis.
COVID-19 surge leads to Alabama Walmart closures
Walmarts in Andalusia and Hamilton closed temporarily last week due to COVID-19.
UAB doctor “really, really scared” over delta variant and children
“We are standing in a tunnel right now and the train is accelerating at us as we speak," he said.
Hospital CEO: Get the vaccine to keep you safe or get the virus to make you sick
COVID hospitalizations in Huntsville Hospital Health System have more than tripled in less than a month.
Internal CDC document states delta variant spreads quicker than Ebola, 1918 flu
The CDC document states health officials must “acknowledge the war has changed.”