Huntsville marks imminent victory over COVID-19 as pandemic briefings end Updated Apr 01, 2021; Posted Apr 01, 2021 On the final day of regular COVID-19 media briefings in Huntsville, Madison County Commission Chair Dale Strong, left, Madison County EMA Director Jeff Birdwell, center, and Dr. Karen Landers of Alabama Department of Public Health address the cameras on March 31, 2021. (Paul Gattis | pgattis@al.com) Facebook Share Victory over the coronavirus pandemic seems imminent but in downtown Huntsville on Wednesday, there was no celebration. Instead, just a quiet marker of progress that the virus that has dominated lives and lifestyles for more than a year would soon be dominated itself by vaccines and herd immunity.