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Alabama continues slow path toward normalcy after removal of mask mandate: ‘It’s a good feeling’ Updated Apr 17, 2021; Facebook Share As Candice Jacquemin reflected on her first in-person 5K event in more than 13 months, she couldn’t help but acknowledge a bit of a running rust she needed to work out along a flat course through the neighborhoods of Gulf Shores. “It was exciting and exhilarating to get out there,” said Jacquemin, 26, of Robertsdale, and one of 550 participants in Saturday’s Zydeco Crawfish 5K Run/Walk event. The event was the first non-virtual coordinate running...

Fauci award, John Denver, isolation outreach: News from around our 50 states From USA TODAY Network and wire reports © Jack Gruber, USA TODAY National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Fauci spoke with USA TODAY about the Zika virus on May 11, 2016. Alabama Birmingham: A year into the coronavirus pandemic, the creator of a popular website for tracking COVID-19 in the state is pondering what will become of his creation once the health care crisis eases. David Marconnet told WBHM he sees two options for his Bama Tracker site, which has been visited by ...

From USA TODAY Network and wire reports Alabama Birmingham: A year into the coronavirus pandemic, the creator of a popular website for tracking COVID-19 in the state is pondering what will become of his creation once the health care crisis eases. David Marconnet told WBHM he sees two options for his Bama Tracker site, which has been visited by at least 1.5 million people so far and presents publicly available data about the virus in easily accessible, understandable charts and graphs. Bama Tracker could remain online as an archive for researchers or anyone who wants to look through pandemic d...

The creator of a popular website for tracking COVID-19 in Alabama is pondering what will become of his creation once the health care crisis eases.

Alabama will expand COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to include people age 55 and older, people with disabilities and people ages 16 to 64 with high-risk conditions starting March 22. State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris said the expansion may more than double the number of people eligible for vaccination. An estimated 1.5 million people were eligible in Phase 1a and 1b, he said. The expansion will come as the Alabama National Guard will begin rotating vaccinations effort in counties, mostly in the Black Belt and Wiregrass regions of the state. Harris said the Guard will offer 1,000 doses of Pfi...