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UAB to begin preclinical testing of potential COVID-19 vaccine

The University of Alabama at Birmingham is putting six labs to work testing a potential vaccine for COVID-19, the university announced Monday.  Scientists at UAB will be conducting preclinical testing on mice of Gaithersburg, Maryland-based Altimmune’s vaccine called AdCOVID. Once that testing is complete the company could begin testing on humans later this year, according … Continued
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March 30, 2020
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Take action, lead

My wife and I lived in New York City on 9/11 and heard the first plane roar overhead before crashing into tower one of the World Trade Center. That act of terror was swift, startling and violent. COVID-19 is a slow-burning fire consuming resources, businesses and most terribly, lives. Any reasonable person knows that now … Continued
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March 30, 2020

Alabama nursing homes seeing increase in COVID-19 cases

Nursing homes in Alabama care for the most vulnerable to serious complications and death from COVID-19, and by Saturday there were at least eight confirmed cases in six homes across the state.  It came as no surprise when confirmed cases started coming in, said John Matson, director of communications at the Alabama Nursing Home Association, … Continued
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March 28, 2020

In Lee County, more cases are filling hospitals and a critically ill Medal of Honor recipient

Lee County, home to Auburn University, is one of Alabama’s hardest-hit counties. Lab-confirmed cases of the coronavirus continue to rise there, and the county’s largest hospital is seeing a spike in hospitalizations. East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika has 20 patients hospitalized with a confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19. There are 21 more hospitalized patients, whom … Continued
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March 28, 2020
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Ivey gets serious about coronavirus. Finally

Finally. For the first time since the COVID-19 crisis began in Alabama a couple of weeks ago, Gov. Kay Ivey finally, on Friday, seemed to grasp both the gravity of the situation and her role in it.  Finally.  Up until Friday, Ivey had resisted calls for more restrictive guidelines barring Alabamians from moving about the … Continued
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March 27, 2020

Attorney general partners with Facebook to stop price-gouging

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall on Friday announced a partnership with Facebook to address price-gouging on the social media site by people looking to profit from the COVID-19 pandemic.  “There is no question that unscrupulous operators are trying to take advantage of Alabamians looking to buy basic necessities to protect and sustain themselves and their … Continued
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March 27, 2020