Virus hospitalizations in Alabama approach 1,600 amid surge
By KIM CHANDLER August 2, 2021 GMT
MONTGOME (AP) The number of coronavirus patients in Alabama hospitals rose to its highest levels in six months Monday as heath officials urged schools to require masks and other measures during a “critical juncture” in the pandemic.
Dr. Don Williamson, the former state health officer who now heads the Alabama Hospital Association, said the 1,583 hospitalized people includes 38 children. The state last saw numbers that high in early February. A month ago, there were a little over 200 people hospitalized.
The 1,583 patients in state hospitals is a little more than half of the number in January when there were 3,000 hospitalized. But Williamson said he is concerned the state is rapidly approaching the previous high-water mark.
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Montgomery: The Alabama Department of Public Health on Tuesday recommended resuming Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccinations following weekend guidance from federal authorities about an extremely rare side effect found in a handful of female recipients. The state halted J&J vaccinations earlier this month, after the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended a nationwide pause on the shots “out of an abundance of caution” pending further review of six known cases of blood clots. In a press release Tuesday, ADPH said the data show J&J’s “known and potential benefits outweigh its known and potential risks.” The extremely rare side effect, called thromobosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome, occurred in mostly adult women younger than 50. “Women younger than 50 years old should be aware of the rare but increased risk of this adverse event and that there are other COVID-19 vaccine