COVID-19

Health

UAB ICU doctors urge pregnant women to get vaccinated

Ten pregnant women were in the intensive care unit at UAB as of yesterday, with seven on ventilators.

August 20, 2021

Two top specialists in infectious disease and vaccines will take questions from the public and health care providers.

August 20, 2021

The number of Alabama children testing positive for COVID-19 recently is four times the number in early August 2020.

August 19, 2021

UAB's Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo said two children under the age of two are on ventilators in a Birmingham hospital.

August 19, 2021

The state’s low vaccination rate and high rate of COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths are primary factors.

August 19, 2021

The requirement will take time to implement. The Alabama Nursing Home Association awaits more details.

August 19, 2021

Parents and doctors debated mandatory masking of school children before the Mountain Brooks Board of Education.

August 19, 2021

Asymptomatic testing at Elmore Correctional Facility found 191 cases among incarcerated men.

August 18, 2021

UAB will pay $400 to workers who are already vaccinated, and those who get first shots by Sept. 30.

August 18, 2021

George promised that if he is elected governor that he would never shut down businesses over COVID-19, flu or any other reason.

August 18, 2021