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Alabama State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris said Friday that 65,511 doses of vaccines against COVID-19 have gone to waste in the state as it grapples with a surge in cases and seeks to boost vaccine uptake.
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New mass drive through vaccination site opens Wednesday (Source: Hawaii News Now) By Alan Collins | April 20, 2021 at 6:46 PM CDT - Updated April 20 at 6:46 PM
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - If you want to get a COVID-19 vaccine shot you now have a chance. Wednesday morning, April 21, a mass drive through site will open in Bessemer.
Watermark Place will open it’s doors Wednesday. They will provide a thousand a shots a day, seven days a week and will stay open for eight weeks.
”We could have another increase in cases which will lead to an increase in hospitalizations and deaths. At this point with vaccine so readily available and easy to get, there is no excuse for us having more hospitalizations and deaths,” said Dr. Mark Wilson, Jefferson County Health Officer.
Alabama pauses Johnson & Johnson vaccine after small number of blood clot cases
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The Johnson and Johnson Covid-19 vaccine is prepared during Detroit Health Department s Neighborhood Vaccine Week at Western International High School on Monday, April 12, 2021 in Detroit. Nicole Hester/ MLive.comNicole Hester/ MLive.com
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Alabama is pausing use of the Johnson &Johnson COVID-19 vaccine for further investigation after a handful of reports of blood clotting in other states.
“I hope people will just be reassured that safety is being taken very seriously,” said Alabama State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris at a press conference Tuesday morning.