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Health officials at UAB say it could take a while to vaccinate everyone in this next phase, but if the Johnson & Johnson vaccine gets approved by the FDA, it could go faster.
Plasma donations from COVID survivors still requested UAB turning to antibody cocktails over plasma By Cassie Fambro | February 5, 2021 at 9:56 PM CST - Updated February 5 at 10:03 PM BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - The emergency use authorization of convalescent plasma has been revised by the FDA, this week, because the amount of immunity can vary. COVID survivors have been urged to donate plasma for months because it could have antibodies to help other patients fight the virus. Now, the FDA says that the use of convalescent plasma that contains a low level of antibodies is not covered under ...
“The tests for COVID are really pretty good, but they aren’t perfect,” Dr. Saag said.
Infectious disease experts working to learn more about COVID-19 variants Protection from COVID variants By Lauren Jackson | February 3, 2021 at 10:07 PM CST - Updated February 3 at 10:17 PM BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Tuesday night, the wife of Alfonzia Jackson Jr., the Jefferson County man diagnosed with the COVID variant, announced he had passed away. Experts said they are still working to learn more about the variant’s impact. UAB infectious disease expert Dr. Michael Saag said variants are still new and research is still being done on them. He said as of now, variants are still not m...
By David Smith Jan 29, 2021 Dr. Michael Saag from the Infectious Disease Department at UAB talks about the new strains of COVID-19 that are showing up now in Alabama as well as new treatments for those with the virus.