What went wrong with the vaccine rollout in Alabama and what happens next
Updated on Jan 24, 2021;
Published on Jan 24, 2021
Dr. Mary McIntyre, chief medical officer for the Alabama Department of Public Health, receives the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine Monday, December 21, 2020 at Baptist South Medical Center in Montgomery. (Governor s Office/Hal Yeager)
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Daphne Crocker, 73, watched the line of cars in front of her pulling away from the Daphne Civic Center. A police officer came to her window to ask if she and her 78-year-old husband had a COVID-19 vaccination appointment. She did not, because she had called and was told to just show up for a shot.
State talks vaccine security, releases location information Keeping the COVID vaccines safe and secure By Brittany Dionne | December 14, 2020 at 10:05 PM CST - Updated December 15 at 3:47 PM
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) -
UPDATE: ADPH released information Tuesday about the hospital receiving vaccine:
Athens-Limestone Hospital, Athens; Baptist Medical Center South, Montgomery; Cullman Regional Medical Center, Cullman; DCH Regional Medical Center, Tuscaloosa; East Alabama Medical Center, Opelika; Huntsville Hospital, Huntsville; Lake Martin Community Hospital, Dadeville; Mobile Infirmary, Mobile; Providence Hospital, Mobile; Southeast Health, Dothan; Springhill Memorial Hospital, Mobile; Thomas Hospital, Fairhope; UAB Hospital, Birmingham; USA Health University Hospital, Mobile; USA Children’s & Women’s Hospital, Mobile.
Alabama health department announces list of hospitals getting the coronavirus vaccine
Two Southeast Health physicians prepare to receive the first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine at the hospital this morning. Walter Doty IV, MD, pulmonologist/intensivist and medical director of Southeast Health Critical Care (seated, left) and Ravi Nallamothu, MD, medical director of Southeast Health Hospitalist (seated, right) are attended by Chris Holland, RN, director, Surgical Services and Ben Ryals, RN, nurse manager, ER. Courtesy of Southeast Health
The vaccine is initially being distributed to 15 hospitals in Alabama.
Posted: Dec 15, 2020 2:57 PM
Updated: Dec 15, 2020 3:12 PM
Posted By: Ashley Thusius
The Alabama Department of Public Health on Tuesday announced which hospitals are receiving the coronavirus vaccine in the first round of distribution.