Tag: COVID-19
Drew: Safely celebrating Christmas during a pandemic
By Samuetta Hill Drew
The past safety articles have been sharing various suggestions on how one could celebrate the holidays safely during a pandemic. Three...
Ellis: Keeping Safe for the Holidays
After almost eight months of quarantine, face masks, and hand sanitizer, we are now in the middle of two unprecedented events: the COVID-19 pandemic...
UAB COVID-19 testing site changes appointment times
UAB News
UAB Medicine is making a time change to its current COVID-19 testing site.
Testing will remain in its current location in the UAB Hospital-Highlands...
Surgeon General: Black Americans’ Distrust In Vaccine Comes From History Of...
By Sanjana Karanth
Black Voices
U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams on Sunday addressed the general distrust of a COVID-19 vaccine among communities of color ― specifically Black...
Resources made available to protect Alabama towns from COVID-19
By Jennifer Elmore
doingmoretoday.com
Two mayors. Two small Alabama towns. One hundred miles apart.
And one common mission: protecting people from COVID-19.
The moment you meet Vredenburgh Mayor Calvert...
Here are Some Alternatives to Face-to-Face Holiday Celebrations
By Matt Windsor
UAB News
As COVID-19 cases continue to increase in Alabama, the University of Alabama at Birmingham recommends replacing traditional end-of-year, team-building receptions with creative virtual...
Drew: Are you considered high risk for COVID-19?
By Samuetta Hill Drew
With Christmas next week corner, it is essential for everyone to know if they or a love one is considered high...
Ellis: Blatant disregard for medical ethics during pandemic
Right before our eyes, the most egregious aspect of COVID-19 has had its ugly head raised since the first news of the impending pandemic....
‘Healing is coming’: US health workers start getting vaccine
Associated Press
Health care workers around the country rolled up their sleeves for the first COVID-19 shots Monday as hope that an all-out vaccination effort...
UAB to provide first vaccine doses to front line and clinical...
By Tyler Greer
UAB News
The University of Alabama at Birmingham will receive 10,725 initial doses of the Pfizer SARS-CoV-2 vaccine this week. The initial single doses will...
