On December 15, UAB received 10,725 COVID-19 doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.
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On December 15, University of Alabama at Birmingham received 10,725 COVID-19 doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. With this shipment, UAB will vaccinate 7,507 hospital personnel (both UAB and other Jefferson County hospital personnel), 1,609 clinical personnel, as well as 1,609 Emergency Medical Services (EMS) personnel from the seven-county region in a 40-mile radius.
Vaccinations are by appointment only and will be scheduled starting today. Recipients will be scheduled to receive the initial dose and the follow-up dose.