Tag: covid
Miles College Cancels $3.9M in Loans for Students Enrolled in Spring...
The Birmingham Times
Miles College announced Tuesday that it would cancel $3.9 million in federal student loans for all full-time students enrolled in the Spring...
Birmingham Councilors Approve $1M To Support Mental Health for City Students
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
The Birmingham City Council voted Tuesday to approve $1 million to aid the Birmingham City Schools (BCS) mental health services...
Drew: How to Properly Wear and Maintain Your Masks
By Samuetta Hill Drew
During the age of COVID-19 where face coverings such as masks are a growing requirement, properly wearing and maintaining your mask...
COVID Vaccine Rally Begins Today at Legion Field, 11 a.m.
By Haley Wilson
The Birmingham Times
Charles Barkley, the Leeds native and Auburn and NBA basketball legend, brings his plea for widespread vaccination against COVID-19 to a vaccine rally on today, Aug....
UAB: Why Masks Are Vital Now More than Ever
By Bob Shepard
UAB News
Physicians at the University of Alabama at Birmingham say universal masking of health care workers at UAB Hospital led to an immediate reduction...
Sharpe-Jefferson: Parenting and Prayer During a Pandemic
By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson
As if COVID-19 affecting adults wasn’t enough.
Now, with a new school year underway we have the Delta variant and the reality of...
Drew: COVID Prevention Strategies for Schools
By Samuetta Hill Drew
Openings at various school districts, colleges/universities and childcare programs have expanded in Alabama and beyond with even more expected in the...
Drew: How Alabama Schools are Handling COVID Safety Concerns
By Samuetta Hill Drew
With the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommending vaccinated people wear masks again while indoors with groups of people...
Delta Variant Has Medical Community Back to Square One: UAB Expert
By Anna Jones
UAB News
It is like jumping from an airplane without a parachute.
That is what one expert at the University of Alabama at Birmingham says about not...
Students: Get vaccinated, submit TikTok video and win $250 Visa Gift...
The Birmingham Times
To encourage more vaccinations among students various Birmingham City Schools have partnered with the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) to participate...