Winston County faces uphill vaccination effort, ranks last in the state
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Updated: 2:02 PM CDT Apr 8, 2021
The Associated Press
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Updated: 2:02 PM CDT Apr 8, 2021
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NEWS AND WE ARE MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. I WANT TO THANK THE PEOPLE O ALABAMA FOR BEING SO SUPPORTIVE AND GIVING TREMENDOUS HELP TO HELP US GET WHERE WE ARE. MARCH 4, I ANNOUNCED WE NEEDED TO GET PAST EASTER AND ALLOW PEOPLE TO GET THEIR FIRST DOSE BEFORE WE ELIMINATE MASKS ALTOGETHER. ONCE WE MADE IT TO APRIL 9, 5:00 P.M., I SAID I WOULD NOT KEEP THE ORDER IN PLACE. TODAY, I AM ANNOUNCING WE ARE NOW ENTERING INTO OUR "SAFER APART" HEALTH ORDER THAT WILL EXPIRE WEDNESDAY, MAY 5 AT 5 P.M. WE STILL HAVE A PUBLIC HEALTH ORDER. IT IS GREATLY SLIMMED DOWN DUE TO EVERYONE DOING THEIR PART TO PRACTICE SOCIAL DISTANCING, WEARING A MASK AND VOLUNTARILY GETTING A VACCINE. WEARING MASKS HAS BEEN ONE OF OUR MAJOR TOOLS IN COMBATING THE SPREAD, ALONG WITH PRACTICING GO HYGIENE AND PRACTICING DISTANCING HAS HELPED TO KEEP MORE PEOPLE FROM GETTING SICK OR DYING. AFTER FRIDAY, WHEN THERE IS NO MORE GOVERNMENT MANDATE, I WILL CONTINUE TO WHERE MY MASK WHEN I AM AROUN OTHERS AND STRONGLY URGE MY FELLOW CITIZENS TO USE COMMON SENSE AND PRACTICAL, PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY. AFTER A YEAR OF HAVING DR. HARRIS AND ME UP HERE, IT IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO TO PRACTICE PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND MAKE THE CHOICE TO PROTECT YOURSELF AND OTHERS. MANY SMALL BUSINESSES AND LARGE COMPANIES BELIEVE WEARING MASKS ARE IMPORTANT TO KEEP DOORS OPEN AND EMPLOYEES AND CUSTOMERS SAFE BUT OVER THE LAST FIVE WEEKS THEY HAVE COME UP WITH THEIR OWN POLICIES. THAT IS THEIR PREROGATIVE. WE SHOULD RESPECT THAT. TO BE OF ASSISTANCE, MY TEAM HAS CREATED SIGNS BUSINESS OWNERS CAN USE TO CONTINUE URGING PATRONS TO WEAR MASKS IN THEIR STORES AND RESTAURANTS. THOSE WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE MEDIA AGAIN TODAY. I ASK OUR FRIENDS IN THE PRESS HELP CIRCULATE THOSE TO THE PUBLIC. THEY CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON THE GOVERNOR’S WEBS