Tag: Coronavirus
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...
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...
Black Americans Are Getting Vaccinated At Lower Rates Than White Americans,...
By Rowaida Abdelaziz
Black Voices
As the nation anxiously awaits for COVID-19 vaccines to be made available to more of the population, experts and activists are...
Drew: Sign me up for the COVID-19 vaccination
By Samuetta Hill Drew
As last week’s article stated, all subsequent articles this month will focus on providing readers pertinent information about the two newly...
Ellis: How vaccine mandates may affect you
By Glenn Ellis
After almost the entire year of 2020 spent dealing with the ravages of COVID-19, in some ways, sadly, the most difficult challenges...
Drew: What to know about the COVID – 19 vaccines
By Samuetta Hill Drew
After nearly a year of a surprise attack by a global pandemic invasion named COVID-19, relief seems to be on the...
Ellis: Meaningful Resolutions for the New Year
By Glenn Ellis
According to a new survey from CIT Bank conducted by The Harris Poll, despite the turbulence of 2020, Americans are not turning...
Birmingham Mayor Randall L. Woodfin has been released from the hospital
Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
Birmingham Mayor Randall L. Woodfin was released Wednesday from Princeton Baptist Medical Center, where he received Remdesivir and convalescent plasma therapy to address...
Jefferson County (AL) Creates Call Center for COVID-19 Vaccine Info
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
A new call center in Jefferson County has been established to provide information about COVID-19 vaccines.
The Jefferson County Department of...