Vaccination clinic held at the old Montgomery Mall – Alabama News Network The City of Montgomery says Saturday’s vaccination clinic was a success, with 1,100 doses provided. The clinic was held at the old Montgomery Mall for people in the 1A+ group, which included first responders, health care workers and those 75 years old and older. It had been expected…
On Saturday, a drive-through coronavirus vaccination clinic took place in Montgomery, at the old Montgomery Mall. People 75 years old and older, healthcare workers, and first responders were eligible to receive the vaccine. Officials administered Moderna coronavirus vaccine. They expected to have 1,000 doses, but were actually able to give out 1,100. There are plans to have at least eight…
FILE – (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File) Johnson & Johnson says its vaccine appears to protect against COVID-19 with just one shot. It’s not as strong as some two-shot rivals but still potentially helpful for a world in dire need of more doses. Results released Friday show the single-shot vaccine was 66% effective overall at preventing moderate to severe illness, and…
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’s updated vaccine dashboard shows that 223,000 people have received the COVID-19 vaccine in the state so far. For the week ending January 22, more than half received the Moderna vaccine (shown in blue) as compared to those receiving the Pfizer vaccine (shown in purple). The dashboard shows that about 502,000 doses have been delivered…
Thousands of people showed up at sites from the Alabama Gulf Coast to the Tennessee Valley as Alabama began vaccinating senior citizens for COVID-19. People spent the night in cars waiting for shots in Baldwin County as health workers began immunizing people early Tuesday. County health workers in Huntsville vaccinated 500 people on Monday although only 300 people had appointments….
The Alabama Department of Public Health’s updated vaccine dashboard shows that 130,000 people have received the COVID-19 vaccine in the state so far. For the week ending January 16, about half have received the Pfizer vaccine (shown in purple) and the other half the Moderna vaccine (shown in blue.) The dashboard shows that about 370,000 doses have been delivered to…
Alabama is still in phase 1-A of vaccinations , which includes healthcare workers and long term care facility residents. Earlier this week the state began allowing people 75 years old and up, and certain first responders such as EMT’s to receive vaccinations. So far Alabama has received around 300,000 doses of the vaccine, and not everyone who is eligible is…
State health officials say Alabama will receive almost 20,000 fewer doses of coronavirus vaccine than initially planned. The change will reduce the number of people who can receive an initial dose of the Pfizer vaccine in coming days. Health officials say the reason for the change is unclear. The department says almost 4,500 people in Alabama have received initial doses…
Alabama doctors become the first people in the state to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. Walter Doty IV, MD, and Ravi Nallamothu, MD, received the first doses Tuesday morning at Southeast Health in Dothan. The doses were administered by Chris Holland, RN, Director of Surgical Services at Southeast Health. The first doses of the Pfizer vaccine will be distributed to…
