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Alabama mask order to expire Friday along with most other mandates

Gov. Kay Ivey and State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris encouraged the continued wearing of masks after the order expires.

April 7, 2021

Alabama State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris said the state will likely open eligibility to all before May 1.

April 2, 2021

Association leaders say masks will continue to be an important weapon in decreasing the spread of the virus.

April 1, 2021

The Alabama Department of Corrections still hasn't said when all incarcerated people will be offered vaccines.

March 31, 2021

Dr. Deanah Maxwell Stafford believes that transparency is critical when talking about vaccines with patients.

March 29, 2021

Alabama's share is a portion of $6 billion in aid to community health centers nationwide for testing, treatment and vaccinations.

March 26, 2021

Eligibility expanded to those 55 and older, those with intellectual and developmental disabilities and other workers on Monday.

March 22, 2021

The justices wrote that the plaintiffs failed to provide proof that they'd been injured as a result of the mask order.

March 19, 2021

Sixty-seven percent of the new claims were estimated to be related to the pandemic.

March 19, 2021

Beginning March 23, mobile vaccination teams will rotate through designated counties.

March 18, 2021