COVID-19 vaccines shipping directly to pharmacies
Vaccines shipping directly to pharmacies By Alan Collins | February 3, 2021 at 5:55 PM CST - Updated February 3 at 7:43 PM
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Alabama pharmacies could be getting their own supply of COVID vaccines in the coming weeks. President Bidenâs administration announced Tuesday they will be sending vaccine supplies directly to pharmacies.
Alabama State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris said Wednesday this is great news. The state has been struggling to get more people vaccinated and the biggest problem has been the limited supply of vaccines that are being shipped to the state.
Dr. Harris said there are more than 880 providers to give shots in Alabama unfortunately they are not getting enough vaccine doses to give to all those providers.
Could Alabama see more drive-thru vaccine clinics? drive through clinic (Source: wbrc) By Cassie Fambro | February 3, 2021 at 11:14 PM EST - Updated February 4 at 10:04 AM
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Drive-thru sites to administer vaccines are popping up all over the country, but few in Central Alabama.
There are a lot of cooks in the kitchen so to speak, and they’re all trying to cook without enough ingredients.
The cooks are the state, local health officials and other healthcare entities like UAB.
The ingredients they need more of? Staff, volunteers and most importantly, enough vaccine to give.
UAB is in charge of the drive-through at the Hoover Met, as well as two UAB locations, and soon, Parker High School.
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
Few know Birmingham its streets, its schools, its churches as well as Cornell Wesley, the recently named director of the city’s Department of Innovation and Economic Opportunity (IEO).
Wesley, the youngest of three children, grew up in the North Titusville community and attended Glen Iris Elementary School where he was part of the first class to be bused in Center Street Middle School, and A. H. Parker High School. As a teen he was called to preach and delivered his first trial sermon at his home church, South Elyton Baptist Church, before leaving his hometown for Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia.