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.
UAB will close COVID-19 vaccination clinics at several locations UAB COVID vaccine site at the Hoover Met SOURCE: UAB By Alan Collins | May 13, 2021 at 12:56 PM CDT - Updated May 13 at 4:19 PM
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - UAB’s Dr. Sarah Nafziger announced Thursday that the UAB COVID-19 vaccination clinic at the Hoover Met will close. The last day will be May 18, 2021. Other clinics will close in May and June.
Nafziger said the UAB vaccine clinics cost about $1.4 million a month to run, and there aren’t enough people coming out to get shots.
Right now the UAB clinics are open with no appointments needed. They will also now administer the Pfizer vaccine to children ages 12-15.
If you need a sign that things are slowly getting back to normal, Parker High School in Janesville is staging a live performance on stage with a real audience.
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Show Transcript CARLA: THE POTENTIAL STORMS ARE ALSO SHUTTING DOWN MOST UAB COVID-19 VACCINATION SITES ODAY. THE CLINICS AFFECTED INCLUDE THE HOOVER MET, CATHEDRAL OF THE CROSS, AND PARKER HIGH SCHOOL. THE SITE AT UAB HIGHLANDS IS STILL OPEN. IF YOU HAVE AN APPOINTMENT FOR TODAY, THEY ASK THAT YOU JUST COME BACK ANY DAY THIS WEEK. WE’VE BEEN THROUGH PLENTY OF STORMS BEFORE, BUT IT NEVER HURTS TO BE PREPARED FOR THE WORSE. HERE’S A QUICK REMINDER. BASIC STORM PREPAREDNESS KITS SHOULD INCLUDE WATER, FOOD, FLASHLIGHTS, EXTRA BATTERIES, AND, OF COURSE, A FIRST AID KIT. IF YOU PLAN TO RELY ON A SMART PHONE FOR WEATHER ALERTS, MAKE SURE IT’S CHARGED UP OR THAT YOU HAVE A BATTERY PACK READY TO GO. AND IN A WORST-CASE SCENARIO, MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A HELMET TO PUT ON IN CASE