New omicron-specific COVID boosters coming to Alabama
UAB vaccine expert Dr. Paul Goepfert said the new boosters give recipients their best chance to avoid infection and hospitalizations.
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Don’t look for many masks. People just aren’t wearing them.
Alabama’s COVID positivity rate continues to rise amid BA. 5 subvariant surge
The latest surge is being driven by a spike of BA.5, a highly transmissible omicron subvariant.
Three more incarcerated men die with COVID-19
The three deaths, all at St. Clair Correctional Facility, bring the total number of COVID-related deaths among Alabama's incarcerated to 73.
Alabama’s average daily reported COVID cases breaks 10,000 for first time
Alabama’s COVID hospitalizations reached 1,776 on Monday, a level not seen since Sept. 21 and a 239 percent increase from two weeks ago.
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CDC shortens recommended quarantine window for asymptomatic COVID-19 patients
The CDC said the reduced timeline reflects the latest science on infection times with the spread of the omicron variant.
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Feds pause shipments of two monoclonal antibody treatments, ineffective against omicron
The drugs were critical in preventing hospitalizations and deaths during the delta surge.
Studies: Omicron less severe, but still dangerous
A pair of studies from Britain found fewer hospitalizations associated with the omicron variant but noted spread was much faster.
COVID cases, hospitalizations increasing in Alabama
The number of Alabamians hospitalized with COVID-19 on Sunday increased by 16 percent from two weeks before.