Updated: 1:46 PM CST Feb 24, 2021 The Associated Press CVS Health says it will begin offering vaccinations to protect against the new coronavirus that causes COVID-19 at pharmacies in nine rural Alabama areas beginning Thursday.The new sites are part of a program to boost immunization rates.People who are eligible under state rules to receive a vaccine can make appointments online for slots that will be available at stores in Union Springs, Lanett, Jackson, Evergreen, Greensboro, Moulton, Tuskegee, Bayou La Batre and Camden.The new immunization locations were announced with COVID-19 hospitalizations at their lowest point in Alabama since the fall. WHO IS ELIGIBLE?Starting February 8, eligibility for COVID-19 vaccinations will expand to include people 65 or older and the following groups of frontline workers:First respondersCorrections officersFood and agriculture workersU.S. Postal Service workersManufacturing workersGrocery store workersPublic transit worke