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Resisting pressure, Alabama governor extends mask order By KIM CHANDLERMarch 5, 2021 GMT MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has faced political pressure and angry constituents over her state’s mask order during the COVID-19 pandemic. But the 76-year-old governor of the deeply red state has resisted calls to drop the requirement as Republican governors across the South either shunned mask mandates altogether or lifted them in late winter. “Maybe they don’t have access to the s...

Alabama News MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has faced political pressure and angry constituents over her state’s mask order during the COVID-19 pandemic. But the 76-year-old governor of the deeply red state has resisted calls to drop the requirement as Republican governors across the South either shunned mask mandates altogether or lifted them in late winter. “Maybe they don’t have access to the same information I have. We want to be abundantly clear and abundantly safe b...

Infectious disease experts say lifting mask mandates now is a ‘horrible idea’ Should Alabama mask order be extended? By Chasity Maxie | March 3, 2021 at 7:05 PM CST - Updated March 4 at 8:40 AM BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Alabama’s mask order will expire on Friday at 5 p.m., unless Gov. Kay Ivey intervenes. Leaders in Texas and Mississippi have announced they are lifting mask mandates in their states. And health experts here are concerned about what that could mean for the pan...

The demand for COVID-19 vaccines in Alabama still outweighs the supply being given to the state, but local health officials said a surge in doses is coming soon.

A notable addition to the 2021 manual is the league-wide code of conduct detailing acceptable behavior for players and key staff members away from the field.

Health officials at UAB say it could take a while to vaccinate everyone in this next phase, but if the Johnson & Johnson vaccine gets approved by the FDA, it could go faster.

Plasma donations from COVID survivors still requested UAB turning to antibody cocktails over plasma By Cassie Fambro | February 5, 2021 at 9:56 PM CST - Updated February 5 at 10:03 PM BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - The emergency use authorization of convalescent plasma has been revised by the FDA, this week, because the amount of immunity can vary. COVID survivors have been urged to donate plasma for months because it could have antibodies to help other patients fight the virus. Now, the FDA sa...

“The tests for COVID are really pretty good, but they aren’t perfect,” Dr. Saag said.

Infectious disease experts working to learn more about COVID-19 variants Protection from COVID variants By Lauren Jackson | February 3, 2021 at 10:07 PM CST - Updated February 3 at 10:17 PM BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Tuesday night, the wife of Alfonzia Jackson Jr., the Jefferson County man diagnosed with the COVID variant, announced he had passed away. Experts said they are still working to learn more about the variant’s impact. UAB infectious disease expert Dr. Michael Saag said variants...

By David Smith Jan 29, 2021 Dr. Michael Saag from the Infectious Disease Department at UAB talks about the new strains of COVID-19 that are showing up now in Alabama as well as new treatments for those with the virus.