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When will children get the COVID-19 vaccine? When will a COVID vaccine be available for kids? By Chasity Maxie | January 1, 2021 at 8:45 PM CST - Updated January 1 at 8:45 PM BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - The distribution of vaccines so far, has been focused mainly on adults, but clinical trials for COVID-19 vaccines for children may begin soon. Dr. Anthony Fauci has said drug companies may start testing their vaccines on children as early as January. In fact, Moderna announced in early December that it would soon begin pediatric clinical trials with kids aged 12 to 17. But that could be tri...

Year of COVID in Alabama By Josh Gauntt | January 1, 2021 at 4:46 AM CST - Updated January 1 at 12:22 PM BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - It’s safe to say we could never have imagined what the year would be like when we rang in 2020 one year ago. Much of that is because of the spread of the coronavirus. We’re taking at look back at the turmoil the virus has caused in Alabama and what the future holds. On March 13th, COVID-19 arrived in Alabama. The state’s first reported case happening in Montgomery County. “This is a very fast-moving situation, we are not surprised to have ...

What is long COVID? UAB’s Dr. Michael Saag says some patients suffer for months Updated Dec 31, 2020; Posted Dec 31, 2020 Dr. Michael Saag, left, speaks with an unidentified coworker in Birmingham, Ala., on Friday, July 10, 2020. Saag survived COVID-19 and now treats patients with the disease. (Amanda Chambers/University of Alabama at Birmingham via AP)AP Facebook Share By Meredith Cohn The Baltimore Sun (TNS) and Tribune Media Services BALTIMORE – Just as much of the nation was shutting down because of the coronavirus pandemic in March, Michaelene Carlton’s 17...

By MEREDITH COHN | The Baltimore Sun | Published: December 30, 2020 Stars and Stripes is making stories on the coronavirus pandemic available free of charge. See other free reports here. Sign up for our daily coronavirus newsletter here. Please support our journalism with a subscription. BALTIMORE (Tribune News Service) — Just as much of the nation was shutting down because of the coronavirus pandemic in March, Michaelene Carlton’s 17-year-old son tested positive for COVID-19 and quickly passed it to his parents. Carlton had the worst of the symptoms but never went to a hospital and ...

Percent of positive COVID-19 cases rising in Alabama Percentage of positive COVID tests continues to go up By Josh Gauntt | December 23, 2020 at 10:53 PM CST - Updated December 23 at 10:53 PM BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - The percentage of positive COVID-19 cases is going up and that’s a key number in where we are in the fight against coronavirus. On the state’s COVID-19 dashboard, it shows the percent positive rate has risen to 16.4%. The rate was around 13% the week of Thanksgiving. The numbers keep going in the wrong direction. The percent positivity rate is so critical because ...