Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo

News / Health / State

How you’ll learn it’s your turn to get a COVID-19 vaccination

Officials plan a marketing campaign and will use pharmacies, doctors and clinics to inform others when vaccines are available.

December 31, 2020

Just 15% of Alabama’s vaccine supply administered, but pace expected to quicken

There had been 20,354 vaccines administered as of Monday, out of the state’s supply of 128,175 combined doses.

December 29, 2020

“A spike on top of a surge on top of a spike”: Experts warn of worsening COVID crisis

Alabama's weekly average of cases has grown by 56 percent since Dec. 1, and the state ranks third highest in COVID-19 hospitalizations per capita.

December 29, 2020

“A very dire place:” UAB’s Dr. Marrazzo discusses Alabama’s COVID numbers, vaccines

“We are at a very dire place in the pandemic, and the concern is that we haven't even seen the worst of it,” Marrazzo said.

December 7, 2020

“A tidal wave:” ICU beds scarce as Alabama breaks another hospitalization record

Infectious diseases experts worry if hospitals will have enough staff to handle "what might be a tidal wave of patients in the next month.”

December 1, 2020

Alabama seeing “borderline out-of-control” community spread, UAB expert says

An infectious disease expert at UAB described the state's high positivity rate as a sign of uncontrolled community transmission.

November 18, 2020

Alabama sets new record high 7-day average of daily cases

Over the last seven days, Alabama has reported a record-breaking 14,375 cases.

November 16, 2020

UAB Hospital has cared for more than one person reinfected with COVID-19

UAB Hospital has cared for more than one patient who recovered from coronavirus only to contract it again.

November 13, 2020

“Slipping back down that precipice:” COVID-19 surging in Alabama ahead of holidays

Rising cases and hospitalizations are all the more concerning as holidays approach and people are desperate to see their families.

November 11, 2020

UAB doctor: Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis a “sobering reminder,” urges masks and social distancing

“If the most powerful, or one of the most powerful leaders in the world is susceptible to COVID and its consequences, that's incredibly sobering and sad, and I’m very sorry it happened,” Marrazzo said.

October 2, 2020