From The Tribune staff reports BIRMINGHAM — COVID-19 vaccines are now available at the Birmingham CrossPlex facility. Jefferson County Commissioner Sheila Tyson, Birmingham Mayor Randall Wo... Read more
From The Tribune staff reports WASHINGTON — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a statement on Tuesday calling for a pause in the one dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine for Co... Read more
ORANGE BEACH, Ala. (AP) — Beach season is heating up, and Alabama’s coast is getting federal money to help recover from tourism losses caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The Commerce Depart... Read more
From The Tribune staff reports MONTGOMERY — Alabama Governor Kay Ivey has issued a new Safer Apart Order, transitioning the state to the third phase of COVID-19 pandemic health orders. Masks... Read more
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama’s largest city on Tuesday extended a mandate requiring face masks in public to slow the spread of COVID-19, even as the state... Read more
By ANDREW SELSKY, HANNAH FINGERHUT and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press So few people came for COVID-19 vaccinations in one county in North Carolina that hospitals there now allow anyone 1... Read more
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press CAMDEN, Ala. (AP) — Everyone 16 and older will be eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations in Alabama beginning next week, Gov. Kay Ivey said Friday, as health off... Read more
BIRMINGHAM — Leaders in Alabama’s largest city likely will extend a mandate requiring face masks in public to slow the spread of the new coronavirus despite the state’s plan to end the state... Read more
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A spokeswoman for Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey said Monday that the state’s mask mandate will end April 9 despite the president’s request for states to reinstate... Read more
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama’s top health official said Friday that a study showed about 30% of adults in the state are hesitant to take the COVID-19 vaccine, a reluctance that concerns m... Read more