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As COVID-19 vaccine approval nears finish line, Alabama could begin vaccinations within days
What to know: FDA Commissioner says they are “rapidly” working to approve the vaccine. Alabama is expected to receive 40,000 doses of the...
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Alex Nelson
- Oct 28, 2021
- 2 min
A third of Black Americans know someone who has died from COVID
As a vaccine nears approval, mistrust still looms. A poll released at the end of November found that 1 in 3 African Americans know...
Alex Nelson
- Oct 28, 2021
- 2 min
COVID stimulus talks likely to resume after Thanksgiving as Alabama faces new COVID concerns
WASHINGTON - Pressure is mounting for Congress to pass a new stimulus package as COVID cases and hospitalizations surge. In Alabama, more...
Alex Nelson
- Oct 28, 2021
- 2 min
SEC football comes to grinding stop due to COVID as experts warn new peak ahead
Four SEC games scheduled for this weekend have been cancelled as COVID cases surge across the country. Alabama vs. LSU, Texas A&M at...
Alex Nelson
- Oct 28, 2021
- 2 min
Alabama releases COVID-19 vaccine plan. Who will get it first, and who will want it?
Montgomery, Ala. – The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) has released its plan detailing who will be first to receive a COVID-19...
Alex Nelson
- Oct 28, 2021
- 2 min
Alabama COVID cases slowly increasing after months of decline
Montgomery, Ala. - In an interview Tuesday with the Associated Press, Alabama Hospital Association president Dr. Donald Williamson...
Alex Nelson
- Oct 28, 2021
- 1 min
Mandatory mask requirement extended until Nov. 8
Montgomery, Ala. - Governor Kay Ivey extended the state mandatory mask requirement Wednesday through Nov. 8, five days after the...
Alex Nelson
- Oct 28, 2021
- 2 min
Mayors from Alabama’s biggest cities urge Congress for financial support due to COVID-19
Birmingham, Ala. — Mayors of the ten largest cities in Alabama released a joint statement urging the federal government to pass direct...
Alex Nelson
- Oct 28, 2021
- 2 min
Governor Ivey extends mandatory mask order through October 2
Montgomery, Ala. – Governor Kay Ivey issued her seventeenth supplemental emergency proclamation today, containing an amended Safer at...
Alex Nelson
- Oct 28, 2021
- 2 min
UAB experiment shows consequences of not properly wearing a mask in public
Birmingham, Ala. – COVID-19 cases in Alabama are on a steady decline, which most leaders attribute to the mandatory mask order put in...
Alex Nelson
- Oct 28, 2021
- 3 min
Alabama among first states to launch Google, Apple anonymous COVID exposure app to general public
Birmingham, Ala. – GuideSafe – a platform developed by a team of experts at The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) to combat...
Alex Nelson
- Oct 28, 2021
- 1 min
Colleges across the country converting to 100% remote learning models amid growing COVID concerns
By Corryn Carter Michigan State University (MSU) and The University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill (UNC) are among the latest...
Alex Nelson
- Oct 28, 2021
- 2 min
Auburn Police Department to address non-compliance of Safer at Home regulations
By Clarence Stewart, Auburn Assistant Police Chief Auburn, Ala. – The Auburn Police Department announced today that it will take a more...
Alex Nelson
- Oct 28, 2021
- 2 min
Black Alabamians and Black Belt counties among hardest hit by COVID-19
Montgomery, Ala. – As Alabama COVID-19 cases continue to trend downward, statistics show the heaviest death rates are among Black...
Alex Nelson
- Oct 28, 2021
- 2 min
Ivey's Chief of Staff self-isolates after wife tests positive for COVID
Montgomery, Ala. – Jo Bonner, Governor Kay Ivey’s Chief of Staff, has been isolating since Monday after his wife tested positive for the...
Alex Nelson
- Oct 28, 2021
- 2 min
More delays from Washington, as Senate recesses without a deal on new COVID stimulus package
Washington, DC – The Senate has entered its customary August recess, setting up votes on judicial appointments before adjourning until...
Alex Nelson
- Oct 28, 2021
- 2 min
Sidestepping Congress, Trump issues Executive Orders on coronavirus relief
Washington, DC – Following through on an earlier threat due to stalled negotiations for another round of stimulus for coronavirus relief...
Alex Nelson
- Oct 28, 2021
- 3 min
Antimicrobial protection against COVID-19 provides safer environment at ASU
Montgomery, Ala. - For the past few weeks, the Alabama State University campus has looked like a scene from Ghostbusters as professionals...
Alex Nelson
- Oct 28, 2021
- 2 min
Governor Ivey allocates $100 million of CARES Act funding to Alabama nursing homes and hospitals
Montgomery, Ala. – Governor Ivey announced in a statement yesterday two separate $50 million grants to Alabama’s nursing homes and...
Alex Nelson
- Oct 28, 2021
- 2 min
COVID-19 cases trickling down as more Alabama schools cancel sports, move to virtual learning
Montgomery, Ala. - BamaTracker.com reported 1,123 new coronavirus cases for Alabama yesterday, the lowest report for the state since July...
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