Montgomery Public Schools is closing Brewbaker Middle School for 14 calendar days due to a rise in positive COVID-19 cases.
DOTHAN, Ala. (AP) — A federal team of health care workers is being sent to a southwest Alabama hospital seeing a surge in COVID-19 patients. State Health Officer Scott Harris said Wednesday that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is sending a task force team to Southeast Medical Center in Dothan. Alabama is seeing a surge in COVID-19…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– The city of Selma has implemented a new city-wide mask mandate — in an effort to fight the spread of COVID-19. Mayor James Perkins, Jr. proposed the mask mandate at the city council meeting Tuesday evening — and the council passed the ordinance unanimously. The ordinance requires people in Selma — to wear a mask…
Auburn coach Bryan Harsin expects to be out of COVID-19 quarantine by game week, but says the Tigers’ vaccination rate hasn’t reached the 85% threshold required by the Southeastern Conference to avoid regular testing.
The Alabama Hospital Association has released statistics on the status of Alabama hospitals in treating people with COVID-19.
The Alabama Department of Public Health is joining the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and other health agencies in warning people not to use the drug ivermectin to treat or prevent COVID-19.
Crenshaw County Schools has announced that Friday’s football game with Brantley playing at Luverne has been cancelled due to COVID-19.
Many people are simply taking a photograph of their card but scanning the card may look more official to the person requesting vaccination proof.
Delta Air Lines won’t force employees to get vaccinated, but it’s going to make unvaccinated workers pay a $200 monthly charge.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A poison control hotline in Alabama is fielding increased calls about possible ivermectin poisoning, an animal dewormer that doctors are warning people not to try as a home remedy for COVID-19. The Alabama Poison Information Center at Children’s of Alabama has fielded 24 ivermectin exposure cases so far this year, of which 15 were related to COVID-19 prevention…
