Facing plunging demand for COVID shots, Alabama vaccine sites plan closures
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Nurses at the Hoover Met vaccination site run by the University of Alabama at Birmingham used to vaccinate about 300 people every hour. But on a recent weekday, only 300 people received shots over the course of a nine-hour shift.
Dr. Sarah Nafziger, vice president for clinical support services at UAB, said demand across all its vaccination sites has dropped 75 percent during the last five weeks. Traffic at the Hoover Met drive-through clinic has slowed to a trickle.
Nafziger said the site costs about $1.4 million a month to operate. It will close on May 18 to make way for the SEC Baseball tournament and will not reopen.