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Alabama State Health Officer tests positive for COVID

Dr. Scott Harris, who is vaccinated and boosted, on Tuesday tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday but is exhibiting mild symptoms.
April 13, 2022

How is COVID-19 affecting toxic exposure claims?

The COVID-19 pandemic is spreading rapidly throughout the country, with nearly 850,000 cases of infection, out of which over 5,300 took place in Alabama. While everyone is vulnerable to contracting the novel coronavirus, there are certain groups of people who have a higher risk of contracting the virus, such as veterans and former industrial workers. … Continued
April 24, 2020

Alabama flying blind into “reopening” thanks to Trump’s failures

Where are the tests?  Save your rhetoric. Save your excuses. Save your ridiculous blaming of some other country.  And tell us where the tests are.  Because we were supposed to have them long ago. Enough tests for “anyone that needs a test gets a test.”  Remember that whopper from the reality-show-racist y’all decided to let … Continued
April 20, 2020

Brooks urges COVID-19 antibody tests

Congressman Mo Brooks joined a bipartisan letter to the Secretary of Health and Human Services as well as the Director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority urging that HHS rapidly deploy COVID-19 antibody testing. “Americans must work for the good of their families, our economy, and our country,” Brooks said. “At the same … Continued
April 6, 2020

Study: Socioeconomic status correlates with higher test performance in Alabama

Results from Alabama’s 2018 standardized grade level tests have been released. Across the board, Alabama students in grades 3-8 scored 47.5 percent proficient in math and 46.3 percent proficient in reading. The proficiency rate for science is tested in the fifth and seventh grades and Alabama students scored 38.0 percent proficient in science. 2018 was … Continued
May 23, 2019