Tag: covid
Birmingham 2021: Year in Review
Compiled by Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
It was a busy news year in Birmingham for a city slowly recovering from a pandemic that had shut...
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,...
Birmingham City Councilors On Their Plans To Spend $35M in Federal...
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Birmingham City Councilors are mostly eager to spend the remaining $35 million in federal COVID relief money which is geared...
Drew: FAQS about COVID vaccine for children and teens
By Samuetta Hill Drew
Millions of adults have received one of the three U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved COVID-19 vaccine series while many...
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...
