ASU to require masks, negative COVID test for fall semester
The university, one of the state's most proactive during the pandemic, will also impose penalties for violating mask or social distancing rules.
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DHR announces additional pandemic EBT benefits coming soon to eligible families
Alabama families who qualify for Pandemic EBT can expect to see additional benefits loaded onto their EBT cards within the next week.
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.
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See recent postsUAB pediatrician: What we know about COVID vaccines
Dr. Morissa Ladinsky says children are at risk from COVID-19, and vaccines can help protect them and their families.
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.”
Alabama has fewest vaccinated residents, highest positivity rate in the U.S.
As COVID-19 surges, Alabama's hospitals are asking for nursing help and readying temporary ICU beds.