Older Alabamians may have to wait a while before they can get a COVID-19 vaccine When will seniors get the vaccine? By Chasity Maxie | January 1, 2021 at 8:58 PM CST - Updated January 2 at 11:43 AM BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - People in Tennessee and Florida are lining up for the COVID-19 vaccine after health officials in those states expanded vaccine eligibility. Now older populations in Alabama are waiting for their turn, but it could be a while. District Medical Officer for the Alabama Department of Public Health, Dr. Karen Landers, said Alabama is working through the guidance provided by the Advisory Committee On Immunization Practices (ACIP), and that’s what ADPH is basing its vaccine administration on.