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Alabamaâs COVID vaccine supply wonât be cut
Alabama s vaccine supply will not be cut By Alan Collins | May 10, 2021 at 5:02 PM CDT - Updated May 10 at 5:02 PM
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Health leaders across the country were worried about the federal government cutting their supplies of COVID-19 vaccines. The Biden Administration is looking to reallocate vaccines to states where higher demand is higher.
There was concern, but last Friday Alabama State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris spoke with administration representatives about the supplies sent to Alabama. Dr. Harris said he was told there will not be any cuts anytime soon.
CDC projects steep drop in COVID-19 cases by July
CDC projects steep decline in COVID cases by July By Alan Collins | May 6, 2021 at 4:19 PM CDT - Updated May 6 at 8:08 PM
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Could the worst of the COVID pandemic be behind us? The CDC said there could be a steep decline in cases by July. But, top doctors in the state of Alabama and Jefferson County said it’s possible but a lot has to happen first.
Alabama State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris said the state is seeing less than 200 positive cases of COVID a day. That is way down from a month ago where numbers topped 3,000.