Tag: COVID-19
Regions Provides Hand Sanitizer Stations at Alabama State University
By Hazel Scott
doingmoretoday.com
Alabama State University continues to fight the spread of COVID-19, and now a contribution of 74 hand sanitizer stations and refills will help...
Drew: Alabama’s COVID-19 vaccination roll out
By Samuetta Drew
Last week Governor Kay Ivey and the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) announced that beginning Friday, Feb. 8, 2021 individuals ages...
Ellis: Understanding the ‘vaccine stage’ of this pandemic
By Glenn Ellis
There are more vaccines in the pipeline now for COVID-19 than ever for any infectious disease.
At some point the number of vaccines...
UAB Adds Parker High School, Hoover Met as COVID Vaccination Sites
By Tyler Greer
UAB News
The University of Alabama at Birmingham announced Friday that it will soon offer three appointment-only COVID-19 vaccination sites in Jefferson County with new...
UAB’s Dr. Monica Baskin: Closing Alabama’s Disparity Gap in Cancer
By Monica Baskin
COVID-19 has brought newfound attention to an enduring problem in Alabama and the U.S. – the deadly consequences of racial disparities in...
Drew: More about how Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines work
By Samuetta Hill Drew
As more U.S. citizens view daily media reports about the two federal authorized vaccines Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna, the individuals in Phase...
Ellis: COVID-19 vaccines: The unanswered questions
By Glenn Ellis
The long-awaited vaccines are here, but there are still a plethora of unanswered questions and challenges.
Each day, more and more of us...
COVID-19 vaccine facts and figures
By Savannah Koplon
UAB News
Thousands of frontline UAB Medicine physicians, nurses, environmental services staff members and more have received the Pfizer vaccine, to date.
While all...
Long-time Birmingham health activist on plans to take the COVID vaccine
By Maralyn Mosley
I have been asked whether I plan to take the COVID vaccine. I have decided the answer is yes. As soon as...
Drew: Part I: How Do Pfizer and Moderna Vaccines Work?
By Samuetta Hill Drew
As I began collecting my thoughts based upon the research gathered from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the...