WATCH: Biden Says New COVID-19 Variant a Cause for Concern, Not Panic
President Joe Biden is urging Americans to get vaccinated, including booster shots, as he seeks to quell concerns over the newly identified coronavirus variant named omicron.
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New COVID-19 Variant Emerges, Named “Omicron”
The world is confronting a new coronavirus variant, and officials have named it “omicron.”
Alabama Dept. of Corrections Makes COVID-19 Policy Changes
The Alabama Department of Corrections says due to the decline in COVID-19 cases, it will make some policy changes.
COVID-19 Booster Shots Available to All Adults; People 50+ Urged to Get One
The U.S. is opening COVID-19 vaccine boosters to all adults, and urging them for anyone 50 and older.
U.S. Gets Closer to Approving COVID-19 Booster Shots for All Adults
The U.S. is moving to open up COVID-19 booster shots to all adults, letting them choose another dose of either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine.
ADPH: COVID-19 Cases in Alabama Schools Drop to Near 500
The Alabama Department of Public Health has released a new COVID-19 school dashboard. It shows that cases have now fallen to nearly 500 after rising slightly the week before.
Judge blocks tax cut rule in American Rescue Plan
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A federal judge has blocked the U.S. Treasury from enforcing a provision of the American Rescue Plan that prohibited states from using the pandemic relief funds to offset new tax cuts. U.S. District Judge L. Scott Coogler ruled Monday that Congress’s exceeded its power under the Constitution in putting the so-called tax mandate on states. Thirteen…
Auburn University to No Longer Require Masks Inside Most Buildings for Vaccinated People
Beginning Monday, Nov. 15, Auburn University says it will no longer require face masks in most campus buildings for those who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
ADPH: COVID-19 Cases in Alabama Schools Rise Above 700
The Alabama Department of Public Health has released a new COVID-19 school dashboard. For the first time in weeks, it shows cases have risen slightly.
Nov. 22 Is Deadline for Four Million Federal Workers to Get COVID-19 Vaccine
About 4 million federal workers, from FBI agents to Bureau of Prisons guards to U.S. Food and Drug Administration workers, are to be vaccinated by Nov. 22 under the president’s executive order aimed at stopping the spread of the coronavirus.
