Tag: vaccine
Former Alabama Player; Other NFLers Receive Free Health Screenings at UAB
By Katherine Mozzone
UAB News
Former NFL player Antonio Langham sat in an exam room at UAB Hospital-Highlands awaiting a hearing test. As president of the Birmingham chapter...
Drew: Meet The Black Scientist Behind the Moderna Vaccine
By Samuetta Hill Drew
In 2016, Hollywood featured a film which made Americans aware of three African American women who were behind the scenes at...
Drew: Why some parents are hesitant about mRNA COVID Vaccine
By Samuetta Hill Drew
This article is the final segment in the series about the COVID-19 vaccine for children and teens which currently is the...
Drew: Preparing Children and Teens for Vaccination and Afterwards
By Samuetta Hill Drew
Each day the news media reports a steady increase of COVID-19 cases in the vaccinated and unvaccinated community throughout the country,...
Drew: Alabama Ranks Last with Children and Teen COVID Vaccine Rates
By Samuetta Hill Drew
Unfortunately, I was not surprised to learn this week that Alabama again ranked at the bottom of the number of recipients...
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,...
Drew: What parents are asking about COVID-19 vaccine for children &...
By Samuetta Hill Drew
As another new strand of COVID-19 has been identified, parents continue to have questions about the recently approved Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for...
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...
Drew: What is the mix & match COVID-19 booster strategy?
By Samuetta Hill Drew
Last month after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), along with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), endorsed a...
Drew: You’ve Been Vaccinated. Do You Need COVID-19 Booster Shot?
By Samuetta Hill Drew
Many Americans are choosing to get their booster shots, especially those who became fully vaccinated (received two dose COVID-19 Pfizer-BioNTech or...