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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

Brandon Moseley

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

Brandon Moseley

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

Eddie Burkhalter

August 19, 2020

More than half of Alabama COVID-19 deaths have come in July and August

More Alabamians have died in July and the first two and a half weeks of August than died in the first four months of the pandemic combined. The Alabama Department of Public Health on Tuesday reported 12 more deaths from COVID-19 in Alabama, taking the state death toll to at least 1,867. At least 926 … Continued

Brandon Moseley

August 19, 2020

Alabama Public Health warns against COVID-19 misinformation shared on social media

It was unclear Tuesday who made the chart or why, but it has been circulated so widely on social media in recent days that prominent infectious diseases doctors in the state took notice and began to issue warnings about its flawed assumptions.

Eddie Burkhalter

August 18, 2020

COVID-19 exposure notification app now available to the public

Public health officials are hoping as many people as possible download a phone app that can notify them if they’ve been exposed to someone who’s tested positive for COVID-19. The more people who do so, the better the app can help slow the spread of the deadly disease, said Curtis Carver, UAB’s chief information officer, … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

August 17, 2020

Jefferson County health officer, UAB head say COVID-19 numbers are improving but flu season is near

Jefferson County Health Officer Dr. Mark Wilson said Friday that the county’s COVID-19 numbers are improving, but with schools reopening and flu season approaching, it’s critical for the public to continue wearing face masks and practicing social distancing. Wilson and Will Ferniany, the CEO of the UAB Health System, held a press briefing on Friday … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

August 14, 2020

Seventeenth Alabama inmate dies after testing positive for COVID-19

William Edward King, 65, is the 17th Alabama inmate to die after testing positive for COVID-19. King tested positive for COVID-19 on June 1 at a local hospital, where he was being treated for an end-stage preexisting medical condition, the Alabama Department of Corrections announced on Thursday. King’s condition improved, and he was released, but … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

August 14, 2020

Internal report on Alabama inmate’s death backs statements by concerned whistleblowers

Almost all of the information in the report has already been published through APR’s own independent reporting on McMillian’s death, and the report corroborates much of APR’s reporting.

Eddie Burkhalter

August 13, 2020

More than 100,000 Alabamians have contracted the coronavirus

The Alabama Department of Public Health reported an additional 875 positive cases of the novel strain of the coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, in Alabama, bringing the total number of infections since March to more than 100,000. The number of known cases in the state has reached 100,801. More than half of those cases — 52,213 cases — … Continued

Brandon Moseley

August 13, 2020