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Kids 12 and up eligible for COVID-19 vaccine in Alabama

May. 13, 2021 01:06 PM EDT
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Children ages 12 and older are now eligible to get the coronavirus vaccine in Alabama, the governor announced Thursday as she stressed...

Alabama head coach Nick Saban watches during Alabama's spring NCAA college football game at Bryant-Denny Stadium, Saturday, April 17, 2021, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (Gary Cosby/The Tuscaloosa News via AP)

Saban tapes message encouraging Alabamians to get vaccinated

May. 07, 2021 02:23 PM EDT

Vaccine hesitancy a problem in effort to return to 'normal'

By Kim Chandler Apr. 30, 2021 03:32 PM EDT
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Vaccines for COVID-19 are now widely available in Alabama, but the problem is some people remain hesitant to take it, State Health...

Alabama National Guard Sgt. Antwan Marshall gives a COVID-19 vaccination to Shirley Thompson on Friday, April 2, 2021 during a clinic at Wilcox High School in Camden, Ala. (AP Photo/Kim Chandler)

COVID-19 hospitalizations up 20% in Alabama in 10 days

By Jay Reeves Apr. 20, 2021 01:35 PM EDT

Alabama pauses use of Johnson & Johnson vaccine

By Kim Chandler Apr. 13, 2021 01:54 PM EDT
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama has temporarily paused giving the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine out of an “abundance of caution” while...

A worker, left, gives a COVID-19 vaccine inside a cubicle while another person shops at a Walmart store in Haleyville, Ala., Monday, April 5, 2021. The store is in Winston County, which is trying to get more people immunized but is running into problems with both supply and willingness from a population that is both nearly all white and voted heavily for former President Donald Trump last year. (AP Photo/Jay Reeves)

Trump-loving Alabama county faces uphill vaccination effort

By Jay Reeves Apr. 08, 2021 11:14 AM EDT

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey hands a vaccination sticker to Doris Coleston after Coleston received a COVID-19 vaccination at a clinic in Camden, Ala. on Friday, April 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Kim Chandler)

Alabama governor lifts mask rules, urges common sense

By Kim Chandler Apr. 07, 2021 02:00 PM EDT

Birmingham extends mask order as Alabama gets vaccine funds

By Kim Chandler Apr. 06, 2021 07:14 PM EDT
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama’s largest city on Tuesday extended a mandate requiring face masks in public to slow the spread of COVID-19, even as the...

Health officials urging masks, caution over Easter holiday

Apr. 03, 2021 10:51 AM EDT

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey gives a thumbs up to Doris Coleston after Coleston received a COVID-19 vaccination at a clinic in Camden, Ala. on Friday, April 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Kim Chandler)

Alabama expanding vaccine eligibility to 16 and up on Monday

By Kim Chandler Apr. 02, 2021 12:34 PM EDT

State study: 30% of adults hesitant about COVID-19 vaccine

Mar. 27, 2021 10:28 AM EDT
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama’s top health official said Friday that a study showed about 30% of adults in the state are hesitant to take the COVID-19...

Ivey encourages mask wearing after mandate expires April 9

Mar. 23, 2021 12:59 PM EDT
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey this week urged people to wear masks in public after the statewide mask mandate expires next month. ...

Officials: Black Belt leads state in vaccination percentages

Mar. 19, 2021 07:35 PM EDT
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama’s poverty-stricken Black Belt has the highest percentage of people getting COVID-19 vaccinations in the state, according to...

Editorial Roundup: Alabama

By The Associated Press Mar. 17, 2021 06:13 AM EDT
Recent editorials from Alabama newspapers: ___ March 14 The Decatur Daily on Decatur City...

Alabama to expand COVID-19 vaccine eligibility on March 22

By Kim Chandler Mar. 12, 2021 04:25 PM EST
MONTGOMERY, Ala (AP) — Alabama is expanding eligibility later this month for COVID-19 vaccinations to more frontline workers, residents with certain chronic...

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds gets the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine during a news conference at Iowa PBS in Johnston, Iowa Wednesday, March 3, 2021. (Zach Boyden-Holmes/The Des Moines Register via AP)

The Latest: US health officials warn of false positives

By The Associated Press Mar. 12, 2021 07:11 AM EST

Leo Carney, kitchen manager at McElroy's Harbor House in Biloxi on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, said the removal of coronavirus restrictions will disproportionately impact Black residents — many of whom are essential workers, Friday, March 5, 2021. Carney said he would feel better with restrictions being removed if essential workers had access to the coronavirus vaccine. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Workers worry about safety, stress as states ease mask rules

By Leah Willingham, Michael Liedtke And Anne D'innocenzio Mar. 07, 2021 08:39 AM EST

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey gives a COVID-19 update during a news conference at the Alabama Capitol Building in Montgomery, Ala., on Thursday March 4, 2021. With states including Texas and neighboring Mississippi ending masking requirements, Ivey announced Thursday that masks will be required in the state of nearly 5 million people through April 9. (Mickey Welsh/The Montgomery Advertiser via AP)

State Health Officer: Please wear masks after April 9

By Kim Chandler Mar. 06, 2021 08:17 AM EST

Alabama's Republican governor extends face mask mandate

By Kim Chandler Mar. 04, 2021 12:03 PM EST

Alabama cautiously optimistic about improving COVID numbers

By Kim Chandler Feb. 19, 2021 01:31 PM EST
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama's state health officer said Friday that he is cautiously optimistic about improving COVID-19 numbers but urged people to...