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People are still traveling for the holidays, despite warnings from health experts Coronavirus and Christmas travel By Chasity Maxie | December 23, 2020 at 7:49 PM CST - Updated December 23 at 7:49 PM BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - People across the country are traveling for the holidays despite health experts asking us to stay home this year, including travelers at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport. Woody Grover lives in Kentucky but has been working in Birmingham over the past few weeks. He said he’s been away from his wife too long, and nothing was going to keep him away - no...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Deaths linked to COVID-19 climbed above 4,670 in Alabama ahead of Christmas, which health experts fear will lead to even more illness and misery because of holiday travel and family gatherings. With the state adding more than 4,000 new cases of the illness daily over the last week and hospitalizations above 2,500 […]

Doctors plan ahead for hospital surge following Christmas Concerns about hospitalization surge after holidays By Chasity Maxie | December 22, 2020 at 8:22 PM CST - Updated December 22 at 8:22 PM BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Doctors at UAB are hoping people won’t gather in large groups for Christmas this year, but they are planning ahead for a surge that may happen in the days and weeks following the holiday. Dr. Michael Saag said every hospital is different, but he said UAB is able to “flex” its beds, so if the hospital is reaching a certain level of COVID patients, it can go...

Doctors say you might still have to wear a mask even after getting the vaccine Masks after COVID vaccines? By Chasity Maxie | December 22, 2020 at 8:16 PM CST - Updated December 22 at 8:16 PM BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - We are starting to see a way out of this pandemic with healthcare workers getting the COVID-19 vaccine. And while it may still be several months before it will be available to everyone, doctors at UAB have reason to believe you may still need to wear a mask even after you’ve gotten the shot. Dr. Michael Saag said it’s going to take about 65 to 70% of the entire po...

UAB expert warning to Alabamians: COVID cases could double if they don’t ‘rethink Christmas’ Updated Dec 22, 2020; Posted Dec 22, 2020 Dr. Michael Saag is the director of the UAB Center for AIDS research. Photo by Andrea Mabry. Facebook Share The number of COVID cases in Alabama could double from current record highs if people travel and host large Christmas celebrations, said Dr. Michael Saag, an infectious disease expert at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. The number of new cases hit 4,979 on Tuesday, the highest ever reported by the Alabama Department of Public Health. Many...