Tag: testing
BCS COVID-19 Testing Program Keeps Students Healthy; In Schools
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
More than 1,000 Birmingham City School students, faculty and staff are being regularly tested for COVID-19 in efforts to keep...
UAB Doctors: Why Surge of COVID-19 Cases Poses ‘Serious Concern’ For...
By Sydney Melson
The Birmingham Times
Alabama hospitals this week hit a new high for COVID-19 patients and health officials see no relief in sight.
The Alabama...
Jeffco residents urged to get free COVID-19 tests through this week
By Lauren Jackson
ABC 33/40
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Officials with the Jefferson County Department of Health want to be testing 1,500 people each day at the...
Why flu vaccine more important this year than ever
By Bob Shepard
UAB News
“If there was ever a year to be sure you get a flu vaccine, this is it.”
That is the recommendation of...
Councilor Wardine Alexander Hosts Mask Giveaway, COVID-19 Testing
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
As the number of COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Jefferson County, Birmingham City Council President Pro Tempore Wardine Alexander...
UAB Medicine updates downtown coronavirus testing site hours
By Adam Pope
UAB News
Effective Friday, April 3, the Downtown COVID-19 Testing Site hours will change. The new hours are as follows:
Call Center: 7 a.m....
Appointment-based coronavirus testing site opens in Birmingham
By Tyler Greer
UAB News
Birmingham-area hospitals and the Jefferson County Department of Health announced last week their first appointment-based community coronavirus testing site — the Downtown...
Make a Resolution for Healthy Vision
January is Glaucoma Awareness Month
You could have glaucoma and not even know it.
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