UAB Hospital focus groups show most minorities hesitant to get vaccine Share Updated: 10:19 PM CST Jan 14, 2021 Share Updated: 10:19 PM CST Jan 14, 2021
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Show Transcript SELF-REGISTRATION LINK THE COUNTY HAS SET UP FOR THE PUBLIC. WHILE MANY PEOPLE ARE ANXIOUS TO GET THE COVID-19 VACCINE, OTHERS MIGHT NOT TAKE IT AT ALL. WVTM 13’S BREA DOUGLAS EXPLAINS WHY MINORITIES ARE HESITANT TO GET VACCINATED AND ARE CHOOSING TO SKIP IT EVEN WHEN IT’S AVAILABLE. MARY: BREA: UAB MEDICINE CONDUCTED FOCUS GROUPS SURVEYING 66 MINORITIES. OUT OF THAT NUMBER, 22 SAID THEY WON’T TAKE THE VACCINE AND 33 SAID THEY’D WAIT AND SEE DR. MONA FOUAD SAYS MANY OF THEM REFER TO THE TUSKEGEE EXPERIMENT, WHICH MEDICALLY MISTREATED BLACK MEN BEGINNI IN THE 1930’S, AS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY THEY’RE CONCERNED TO TAKE IT. I THINK COVID BROUGHT BACK A LOT OF THIS MISTRUST, BEING GUINEA PIGS, SO THEY JUST DIDN’T TRUST THE WHOLE PROCESS OF THE VACCINE D
Ammunition sales up in Pelham after attack on nation s Capitol Share Updated: 10:53 PM CST Jan 12, 2021 Share Updated: 10:53 PM CST Jan 12, 2021
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Show Transcript BEGIN A 2022 AND 2024 ELECTION FIGHT. SHERI: EVER SINCE THE START OF THE PANDEMIC, GUNS CONTINUE TO BE IN HIGH DEMAND. ADD ON THE ATTACK AT THE CAPITOL LAST WEEK, MORE AND MORE PEOPLE ARE ARMING THEMSELVES FOR PROTECTION. NEW TONIGHT, WVTM 13’S BREA DOUGLAS WENT TO A GUN STORE WHERE MANAGEMENT SAYS IT’S HARD TO KEEP THE SHELVES STOCKED. BREA: NEARLY A YEAR INTO THE PANDEMIC AND SHELVES THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO BE STOCKED FULL OF FIREARMS INSTEAD REMAIN SPARSE. IT’S A CHALLENGE AT ALABAMA GUNS AND OUTDOORS TO KEEP UP WITH THE HIGH DEMAND. GUNS ARE IN SCARCE SUPPLY. WE’VE SOLD A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT IN THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS AND WE CAN’T GET REPLACEMENT GUNS ALL OUR DISTRIBUTORS ARE OUT OR VERY LOW ON GUNS AND THEY ARE VERY DIFFICULT TO COME BY. BREA: AT THE BEGINNING O
The hard work of Alabama's educators during the pandemic isn't going unnoticed. Bessemer City employees will get a bonus for their service in these unprecedented times. Watch the video above to learn more.
The Alabama Department of Health is very concerned about the massive crowds that gathered in Tuscaloosa after the championship game. Watch the video above to learn more.