The wait time for a COVID-19 test could soon go from a few hours to few seconds due to new rapid testing technology being developed by engineers at Auburn University.
The Alabama Department of Public Health introduced a COVID-19 vaccine initiative on Thursday at 11 a.m. ahead of the 2021-2022 college football season.
According to the CDC, pregnant women are at increased risk for severe illness and death from COVID, and only around 16% of pregnant women have had their first dose. Dr. Lauren Mann says the benefits of the vaccine for those pregnant, breastfeeding, or hoping to conceive outweigh the risks.
Whether you take Acmetra for arthritis, an auto immune disease, or because you are hospitalized with COVID-19, the drug will soon be difficult to get a hold of.
The baby’s mother, just 32-years-old, was admitted to a Mississippi hospital with COVID complications and within the week, died from the virus. Her last act was giving birth to her baby girl.
“Until we get enough people vaccinated to protect us all from this, we’re just gonna continue to see this revamp it’s ugly face over and over and over again,”
The Alabama Department of Public Health leaders said Alabama hospitals have been admitting significantly more COVID-19 patients recently, including patients who are younger, sicker and unvaccinated. As a result, emergency rooms are being overwhelmed.
And over the past three weeks in Alabama, we’ve seen a 215 percent increase in the average number of newly vaccinated people per day. Louisiana saw a 302 percent increase.
Arab City Schools will require universal masking for all faculty, staff, students, and visitors regardless of vaccination status effective August 3, 2021.
Misinformation about the vaccine is one of the biggest hurdles health leaders fight on a daily basis and that’s leading to some younger people refusing to get a shot.
The White House is trying to crack down on COVID-19 misinformation. U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy called the situation an urgent threat to public health.
Infectious disease experts with the Jefferson County Health Department said Missouri has a higher vaccinated population than Alabama and if hundreds of hospitalizations can happen there, it can happen here too.
In a push to vaccinate more communities of color, the White House said it partnered with the Black Coalition Against COVID, the University of Maryland Center for Health Equity and SheaMoisture to start "Shots at the Shop."
