Alabama continues to track breakthrough COVID infections
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Health leaders are continuing to study breakthrough coronavirus cases. These are incidences where fully vaccinated people still catch COVID.
Out of about a million people who have been fully vaccinated in Alabama, a few hundred have still tested positive for the virus.
An infectious disease doctor at Jefferson County Department of Health is not surprised vaccines like Pfizer and Moderna had some breakthrough cases.
“Both of them are around 95% effective. What does that mean? It means 95% of people got great protection against COVID-19 but that means 5% didn’t get the best protection,” Dr. Wesley Willeford with the Jefferson County Department of Health said.
Concerns about folks no-showing their second COVID vaccine appointment
Missing second COVID-19 vaccine dose By Alan Collins | April 26, 2021 at 4:47 PM CDT - Updated April 26 at 7:48 PM
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Health leaders are concerned a number of the people in the U.S. arenât showing up for their second shots of the Pfizer or Moderna COVID vaccine.
The CDC is reporting 8% of the country, or about 5 million people, hasnât shown up for their second dose. The reasons vary, but doctors believe this is another hurdle to beat back the pandemic.
Health providers around the country and here in Alabama are reporting the demand for vaccinations are leveling off. News from the CDC that some are skipping their seconds shots is catching some health leaders by surprise.
Day two of Bessemer vaccination site hoping for more traffic
Is vaccine supply greater than demand? By Alan Collins | April 22, 2021 at 4:54 PM CDT - Updated April 22 at 7:09 PM
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - It’s day two of the mass drive through vaccination site at Watermark Place in Bessemer. The FEMA site is setup to vaccinate a thousand people a day. The first day it was just over a hundred.
Jefferson County Department of Health indicated just about 130 people got their shots Wednesday. It was a called a soft opening but their hopes for more today but it’s still a long way from meeting the capacity here to give out shots.