The Alabama Department of Public Health has announced that Alabama is moving to the next stage of coronavirus vaccinations. On February 8, phase 1-B will begin. This group includes educators, certain frontline manufacturing workers, food and agriculture workers, public transit workers, corrections workers, postal service and judiciary workers. The group will also include citizens age 65 and up and state…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Alabama will soon announce a time frame for expanding who can get COVID-19 vaccinations. State Health Officer Scott Harris made the announcement Thursday during budget hearings. Legislators say there is widespread public frustration and anger over the vaccine rollout. Harris said the state will provide more information Friday. He said supply is the main problem in…
The City of Montgomery, Montgomery County and Montgomery Emergency Management Agency have partnered with the Alabama Department of Public Health to host a 1A-Plus COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic Saturday, Jan. 30, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Montgomery’s South/Central Police & Fire/Rescue Station, 3003 E South Blvd. 1A-Plus vaccination recipients include individuals who are 75 years of age and older,…
The number of available substitute teachers is not meeting the demand for them. The reason is because of COVID-19 protocol, more teachers are out for extended periods of time. Although a teacher may not test positive, he or she must isolate for 14 days if possibly exposed to COVID. More teachers are absent, and less substitutes are available to choose…
The Alabama Department of Public Health says a new and more highly transmissible COVID-19 variant has been identified in three Alabama residents. Two are from Montgomery County and one is from Jefferson County. ADPH says two are children under 19 and one is an adult. These are the first reported cases in Alabama of the variant which was first detected…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The state health officer says Alabama will see an increase in COVID-19-vaccine doses coming in federal shipments. State Health Officer Scott Harris said he was informed Tuesday that Alabama will receive an additional 10,000 first doses in its upcoming delivery. The state which had been receiving about 60,000 first doses each week, but will see that…
The Alabama Department of Public Health has announced that it is holding vaccine clinics in several counties across our viewing area. The clinics will be in Macon County, Lee County, Bullock County, Elmore County, Autuga County, Lowdnes County, Tallapoosa County and Montgomery County. Healthcare workers, nursing home residents, people 75-years-old and older, and first responders are those eligible to receive…
Monday, January 25, Alabama State University officials announced their role in the fight against COVID-19. ASU will be a sight where people can receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Through a partnership that the Alabama Department of Health, working with the state health officer Dr. Scott Harris and Dr. Bernstein Taylor, they were able to form a partnership at Alabama State University…
An online petition pushing for Montgomery Public Schools to return to a fully virtual format is now circulating around. The petition comes in wake of four MPS teacher’s deaths in the Week of January 18-22 alone. Teachers call on MPS superintendent Dr. Ann Roy Moore as well state officials like Governor Kay Ivey and State Superintendent Eric Mackey to close…
Tallassee City Board of Education staffers had the opportunity to receive COVID-19 vaccinations on January 20th, thanks to Tallassee’s Community Hospital. TCS is very appreciative for the vaccinations. Vaccinated staffers means the student’s education will be able to thrive a little more. Dr.Brok Nolin, Superintendent of TCS had this to say regarding the vaccinations, “Having our staff protected is vitally…
