Alabama governor says pandemic is managed, orders to end
JAY REEVES, Associated Press
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Workers at a mostly empty COVID-19 vaccination clinic located at Cathedral of the Cross A.O.H. Church of God in Birmingham, Ala., are shown on Monday, May 3, 2021. Health officials say vaccine demand is on the decline in some places, and Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey said she will soon end a state health order and state of emergency enacted because of the coronavirus pandemic.Jay Reeves/AP
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) Declaring the COVID-19 pandemic “absolutely” managed despite lagging vaccinations, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey said Monday she will end a state health order meant to guard against the spread of an illness that has killed nearly 11,000 people statewide.
COVID-19 vaccine uptake in Alabama continues to rapidly decline, as the state continues to trail behind every U.S. state but one in total vaccinations.
Though 14 counties have reached vaccination rates of at least 40 percent, with the vulnerable Black Belt counties consistently reporting the state s highest rates, just 26% of Alabama’s total population is fully vaccinated, outranking only Mississippi in total vaccination coverage.
ADPH reported 100,699 doses administered between May 4 and May 10, a 16% decrease from the week prior and a 37% decrease from two weeks prior.
On May 11, the state reported just 13,726 doses were administered, a marked decrease from consistent daily totals of 30,000-plus doses through March and mid-April, as additional vaccine product began spreading through Alabama and as an increasing number of people were eligible to get the vaccine.
UAB to start vaccinating 12 to 15-year-olds Thursday
12 to 15 year old vaccines By Alan Collins | May 11, 2021 at 7:58 PM CDT - Updated May 11 at 7:58 PM
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - UAB is plans to start giving COVID-19 shots to youngsters 12 to 15 years old as soon as this Thursday. The CDC is expected to give final approval on Wednesday for the group to start getting the Pfizer vaccine
Once the CDC gives the final approval, UAB wants to begin giving out those shots.
Parents will have to approve of those shots first.
Vaccinations have slowed in Alabama as the demand for shots have slowed. Health leaders hope that will change with more young people being eligible for the Pfizer vaccine.