FDA approves Pfizer’s COVID booster for teens aged 16 and 17
The CDC must also approve those booster shots for the older teens before shots can begin.
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UAB pediatric infectious disease expert urges children get COVID vaccine
Alabama has the fourth-lowest percentage of residents fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
CDC approves Pfizer vaccine for kids 5 to 11
President Joe Biden called the decision "a turning point" in the battle against COVID-19.
UAB doctors talk COVID, Pfizer’s vaccine safe and effective for 5-11 year olds
The FDA could give emergency use authorization for the Pfizer vaccine for those aged 5 to 11 by the end of October.
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Gov. Kay Ivey, two top state health officials get first doses of Pfizer vaccine
“We need everybody to be immune to this thing and to step up,” the governor said.
Second shipment of Pfizer vaccine to Alabama will be reduced
Alabama is among the states receiving fewer doses of the vaccine than initially anticipated.
UAB prepares for first vaccinations, but still relies on public to slow virus’s spread
Health experts see a light at the end of the tunnel but warn that we are still very much in the tunnel.
Alabama sets new hospitalization record on day vaccines arrive
Officials say the situation for hospitals is dire and vaccines are not coming in time to quell the current surge.