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A list of county health departments that will be closed in each district is included below.
Northern District: Cullman, Colbert, Franklin, Jackson, Lawrence, Limestone, Lauderdale, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Morgan, and Winston
West Central District: Bibb, Chilton, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Lamar, Perry, Pickens, Sumter, Tuscaloosa, and Walker
Southwestern District: Choctaw, Clarke, Dallas, Marengo, Washington, and Wilcox
All COVID-19 vaccination clinics scheduled for Monday, February 15 in counties located in the West Central District will be moved to Saturday, February 20. Appointment times will remain the same on the new date.
Persons scheduled for booster doses at the Northern District county locations will be worked in over the next two weeks. A drive-through vaccine clinic at the Choctaw County Health Department and a walk-in vaccine clinic at the Marengo County Health Department planned for Monday, February 15 have both been cancelled and will be rescheduled at
How to get a COVID-19 vaccine in Alabama
Updated Jan 20, 2021;
Posted Jan 15, 2021
A 10-dose vial of Moderna s COVID-19 vaccine ready to be administered to medical personnel at the University of Alabama s University Medical Center in Tuscaloosa, Ala.Photo courtesy the University of Alabama
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Alabama health officials are increasing access to the COVID-19 vaccine starting Monday, January 18, when people age 75 and older and first responders become eligible under the state guidelines.
Demand for the vaccine is currently higher than supply, so those interested in getting the vaccine may have to be patient. The vaccine hotline operated by the Alabama Department of Public Health received more than a million calls during its first days of operation. That hotline, 1-855-566-5333, will help match eligible recipients with available vaccines at local health departments.