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When will children get the COVID-19 vaccine? When will a COVID vaccine be available for kids? By Chasity Maxie | January 1, 2021 at 8:45 PM CST - Updated January 1 at 8:45 PM BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - The distribution of vaccines so far, has been focused mainly on adults, but clinical trials for COVID-19 vaccines for children may begin soon. Dr. Anthony Fauci has said drug companies may start testing their vaccines on children as early as January. In fact, Moderna announced in early Decemb...

Year of COVID in Alabama By Josh Gauntt | January 1, 2021 at 4:46 AM CST - Updated January 1 at 12:22 PM BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - It’s safe to say we could never have imagined what the year would be like when we rang in 2020 one year ago. Much of that is because of the spread of the coronavirus. We’re taking at look back at the turmoil the virus has caused in Alabama and what the future holds. On March 13th, COVID-19 arrived in Alabama. The state’s first reported case happe...

What is long COVID? UAB’s Dr. Michael Saag says some patients suffer for months Updated Dec 31, 2020; Posted Dec 31, 2020 Dr. Michael Saag, left, speaks with an unidentified coworker in Birmingham, Ala., on Friday, July 10, 2020. Saag survived COVID-19 and now treats patients with the disease. (Amanda Chambers/University of Alabama at Birmingham via AP)AP Facebook Share By Meredith Cohn The Baltimore Sun (TNS) and Tribune Media Services BALTIMORE – Just as much of ...

By MEREDITH COHN | The Baltimore Sun | Published: December 30, 2020 Stars and Stripes is making stories on the coronavirus pandemic available free of charge. See other free reports here. Sign up for our daily coronavirus newsletter here. Please support our journalism with a subscription. BALTIMORE (Tribune News Service) — Just as much of the nation was shutting down because of the coronavirus pandemic in March, Michaelene Carlton’s 17-year-old son tested positive for COVID-19 and quickl...

Percent of positive COVID-19 cases rising in Alabama Percentage of positive COVID tests continues to go up By Josh Gauntt | December 23, 2020 at 10:53 PM CST - Updated December 23 at 10:53 PM BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - The percentage of positive COVID-19 cases is going up and that’s a key number in where we are in the fight against coronavirus. On the state’s COVID-19 dashboard, it shows the percent positive rate has risen to 16.4%. The rate was around 13% the week of Thanksgiving...

People are still traveling for the holidays, despite warnings from health experts Coronavirus and Christmas travel By Chasity Maxie | December 23, 2020 at 7:49 PM CST - Updated December 23 at 7:49 PM BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - People across the country are traveling for the holidays despite health experts asking us to stay home this year, including travelers at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport. Woody Grover lives in Kentucky but has been working in Birmingham over the past few...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Deaths linked to COVID-19 climbed above 4,670 in Alabama ahead of Christmas, which health experts fear will lead to even more illness and misery because of holiday travel and family gatherings. With the state adding more than 4,000 new cases of the illness daily over the last week and hospitalizations above 2,500 […]

Doctors plan ahead for hospital surge following Christmas Concerns about hospitalization surge after holidays By Chasity Maxie | December 22, 2020 at 8:22 PM CST - Updated December 22 at 8:22 PM BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Doctors at UAB are hoping people won’t gather in large groups for Christmas this year, but they are planning ahead for a surge that may happen in the days and weeks following the holiday. Dr. Michael Saag said every hospital is different, but he said UAB is able to â...

Doctors say you might still have to wear a mask even after getting the vaccine Masks after COVID vaccines? By Chasity Maxie | December 22, 2020 at 8:16 PM CST - Updated December 22 at 8:16 PM BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - We are starting to see a way out of this pandemic with healthcare workers getting the COVID-19 vaccine. And while it may still be several months before it will be available to everyone, doctors at UAB have reason to believe you may still need to wear a mask even after youâ€...

UAB expert warning to Alabamians: COVID cases could double if they don’t ‘rethink Christmas’ Updated Dec 22, 2020; Posted Dec 22, 2020 Dr. Michael Saag is the director of the UAB Center for AIDS research. Photo by Andrea Mabry. Facebook Share The number of COVID cases in Alabama could double from current record highs if people travel and host large Christmas celebrations, said Dr. Michael Saag, an infectious disease expert at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. The number of new ca...