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Birmingham, AL, May 15, 2021 (PR.com) Alabama Regional Medical Services (ARMS) and Valley National Bank (VNB) are teaming up in the battle against COVID-19. The banking institution awarded the Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) $25,000 this month for its community-based COVID-19 campaign. ARMS is currently focusing on providing COVID-19 vaccinations in communities of color to increase access and equity. ARMS will use the grant to fund to support their vaccination pop-up clinics throughout the Birmingham metro area.
“We are so appreciative of Valley Bank for supporting our efforts in the fight against COVID-19. This virus has hit black and brown families the hardest. Our organization wants to ensure that everyone has equal access to the vaccine and that they are armed to fight this virus.” - Anthony Gardner, ARMS CEO
Should schools still be requiring masks? By Cassie Fambro | April 26, 2021 at 11:06 PM CDT - Updated April 26 at 11:06 PM
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Shelby County Schools made masks optional beginning today, joining several other school districts in relaxing their mandates.
Most school districts locally are keeping mask mandates until the end of the year, but some are ending them now.
Shelby County Schools said in a statement they extended their mandate until today to give space between the Easter holidays and now to monitor for any potential outbreaks as well as to give their staff the time to get vaccinated fully and inoculated, which takes two weeks after the final shot. They also say the majority of their staff is vaccinated and urge parents, students and visitors to be personally responsible so everyone can get through the year safe and sound.
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham TimesÂ
Dozens of residents with appointments began driving up to the Alabama Regional Medical Services (ARMS) clinic in North Birmingham at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday as the first COVID-19 vaccination clinic opened in the community.
Throughout the morning 200 people were given their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and automatically given an appointment for their second dose at the same location.
The vaccination site was open between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m.
âWe are glad to have these vaccinations for this [northern Birmingham] community,â said Yocunda Clayton, Medical Director at ARMS. âThe goal of this project was to make sure we provided vaccines for the majority of patients in the 35207 zip code, in addition to some of our own patients at Alabama Regional Medical Center.âÂ
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