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By Tyler Greer
UAB News
The University of Alabama at Birmingham announced Friday that it will soon offer three appointment-only COVID-19 vaccination sites in Jefferson County with new locations at Parker High School and the Hoover Met joining the current downtown UAB Hospital-Highlands site as community vaccination locations.
The Highlands drive-through location has been vaccinating UAB patients 75 and older since it launched on Jan. 18 and will also welcome patients from Cooper Green Mercy Health Services. The Hoover Met drive-through location is scheduled to begin vaccinating those 75 and older on Tuesday, Feb. 2. The details on the Parker High School location opening and site logistics will be announced soon.
Childcare workers
Judiciary (including but not limited to) circuit judges, district judges and district attorneys
The additional priority groups will add over 1 million people that are eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccination in Alabama. While just under 2 million people will qualify to receive the vaccine, the state continues to only receive around 100,000 doses each week.
As of today, 148,549 doses of the Pfizer vaccine and 175,326 doses of the Moderna vaccine have been given out to first responders, residents and staff of Alabama’s nursing homes and individuals 75 and older. A total of 772,275 vaccines have been delivered to Alabama, meaning that 42 percent of what has already been delivered to the state have been administered.
Childcare workers
Judiciary (including but not limited to) circuit judges, district judges and district attorneys
The additional priority groups will add over 1 million people that are eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccination in Alabama. While just under 2 million people will qualify to receive the vaccine, the state continues to only receive around 100,000 doses each week.
As of today, 148,549 doses of the Pfizer vaccine and 175,326 doses of the Moderna vaccine have been given out to first responders, residents and staff of Alabama’s nursing homes and individuals 75 and older. A total of 772,275 vaccines have been delivered to Alabama, meaning that 42 percent of what has already been delivered to the state have been administered.
Expanding COVID-19 vaccine to more people in Alabama including those 65 and older
Alabama expanding COVID vaccine eligibility By WBRC Staff | January 29, 2021 at 10:42 AM CST - Updated January 29 at 4:43 PM
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Alabama State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris said Friday the state will expand COVID-19 vaccine distribution to the entire 1B group.
Governor Kay Ivey and the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) said starting February 8, ADPH will extend eligibility for COVID-19 vaccinations to include people 65 or older, and additional groups of frontline workers.
Frontline critical workers listed in the plan are as follows:
First responders
Childcare workers