Macon County is making the COVID-19 vaccine available to more residents in Macon County. Macon County officials are partnering with CVS Pharmacy in Tuskegee to offer the vaccine. In addition to CVS, Macon County residents can still receive the vaccine at the Macon County Health Department, Prime Health Care and from private physicians. CVS is offering vaccines at surrounding areas…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — This month, Alabama residents struggling to pay their rent because of the pandemic can get help to do so. Gov. Kay Ivey last week authorized the Alabama Housing Finance Authority to implement the state’s new COVID-19 emergency rental assistance program. The AHFA on Monday began accepting applications from landlords and tenants for the program, Questions should…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– The annual Bridge Crossing Jubilee is only days away — and organizers are in the final stages of preparation. This year — events organized by Bridge Crossing Jubilee, Incorporated — will be virtual. “All of the events are being converted into a virtual format. Because even if people are congregating outside in large numbers —…
FILE – (Johnson & Johnson via AP, File) Drugmaker Merck & Co. will help produce rival Johnson & Johnson’s newly approved coronavirus vaccine in an effort to expand supply more quickly. That’s according to the White House, which said President Joe Biden would address the partnership in a speech Tuesday afternoon. Officials have said J&J faced unexpected production issues with…
Troy University is working with the Alabama Department of Public Health to offer COVID-19 vaccinations starting Thursday at 9 a.m. Vaccines will be administered at the Health Center located next to the Trojan Center on campus. Troy University has received 2,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine. The university says distribution will strictly follow the guidelines determined by the Alabama Department…
(AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Questions about how a limited supply of vaccines should be distributed have now found a new focus in rural America. As the unprecedented campaign to inoculate the most vulnerable Americans continues, those in some rural areas say they are getting slighted in favor of urban centers. At the same time, city dwellers in…
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Students across the three-campus University of Alabama System will return to in-person instruction for the fall semester with no limits on class size in Birmingham, Huntsville or Tuscaloosa to guard against COVID-19. The system said in a statement Monday that current models show it should be safe to resume traditional teaching after the summer break. Millions…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama hospitals are supporting an extension of a statewide face mask order until more people become vaccinated against COVID-19. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey is expected to announce this week whether she will extend the face-covering mandate and other health orders that are set to expire Friday. Dr. Don Williamson is the former state health officer who…
(Johnson & Johnson via AP) The U.S. now has a third vaccine to prevent COVID-19. The Food and Drug Administration on Saturday cleared a Johnson & Johnson shot that works with just one dose instead of two. Health experts have anxiously awaited a one-and-done option to help speed vaccinations. The virus has already killed more than 510,000 people in the…
Volunteers are still needed to help with the second dose vaccine clinics that are being held next Monday through Friday, March 1-5, in Montgomery. The people needed would help with paperwork and organization. Others will be needed for the actual vaccines, and those folks must be licensed. The clinics are being held at Montgomery Fire Station 9, which is at…
