Tag: COVID-19
Drew: When to Use COVID-19 at Home Test Kits
By Samuetta Hill Drew
The Biden administration has announced that Americans will have an opportunity to order free at-home COVID-19 test kits which began January...
Drew: What to know about COVID-19 At-Home Testing Kits
By Samuetta Hill Drew
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized the first at-home COVID-19 test in 2020. The FDA called home testing an “important...
Drew: New Year, New Variant on the COVID Block: The Omicron...
By Samuetta Hill Drew
Since COVID-19 showed up worldwide two short years ago, as a nation we have experienced devastating highs and lows relative to...
UAB Official Says Hospital Emergency Rooms Filling Up Again
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Emergency rooms in the Birmingham area are beginning to fill up, and doctors are urging people to visit primary care...
Drew: Why some parents are hesitant about mRNA COVID Vaccine
By Samuetta Hill Drew
This article is the final segment in the series about the COVID-19 vaccine for children and teens which currently is the...
Drew: Preparing Children and Teens for Vaccination and Afterwards
By Samuetta Hill Drew
Each day the news media reports a steady increase of COVID-19 cases in the vaccinated and unvaccinated community throughout the country,...
Drew: Alabama Ranks Last with Children and Teen COVID Vaccine Rates
By Samuetta Hill Drew
Unfortunately, I was not surprised to learn this week that Alabama again ranked at the bottom of the number of recipients...
Birmingham City Schools offering Free COVID Vaccine Clinics
By Haley Wilson
The Birmingham Times
Beginning Dec. 13 at six Birmingham City Schools, free COVID-19 vaccinations will be available for children ages 5 and up,...
Drew: What parents are asking about COVID-19 vaccine for children &...
By Samuetta Hill Drew
As another new strand of COVID-19 has been identified, parents continue to have questions about the recently approved Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for...
Mayor Woodfin Scores First Major Victory of New Term with $35M...
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
It didn’t take long for Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin to score his first major victory with a new city council.
On...
