How long will it take to vaccinate Alabama and how can we speed it up? Updated on Feb 07, 2021; Published on Feb 07, 2021 Large-scale COVID vaccination sites like this one at the Hoover Met Complex opened across Alabama in early February 2021. UAB Media Relations Twitter Share If more vaccines in more arms will end this pandemic, Alabama still has mountains to climb. Vaccine rollout in the state started slow and sputtered since, with low distribution rates, confusing messaging and overwhelmed hotlines. And now Alabama faces a new chokepoint, as the state brings online eight new mass vaccination sites, none of which will have enough supply to run full-speed for long.