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Governor orders flags at half-staff in honor of lives lost to COVID

Saturday marks one year since the state's first confirmed case. Since then, more than 10,000 Alabamians have died.

March 12, 2021

People 55 and older and those with intellectual and developmental disabilities will soon qualify for a vaccine.

March 12, 2021

Those on home waiver programs would otherwise be living in nursing homes, where they would have access to vaccines.

March 11, 2021

"In extraordinary times, an individual's character, and that of a state or nation, is revealed, and its essential nature is laid bare."

March 11, 2021

The Alabama Capitol is open for self-guided tours only.

March 11, 2021

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released updated visitation guidance for nursing homes Wednesday.

March 11, 2021

"Millions of people in the United States have received COVID-19 vaccines safely and with few side effects."

March 9, 2021

Of the new claims, 48 percent were estimated to be related to the pandemic.

March 5, 2021

An EAMC hospital spokesman said the state hasn't yet reached herd immunity and masks are critical to slowing the spread.

March 5, 2021

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has not revised its visitation restrictions.

March 5, 2021