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State health officials say healthcare workers getting vaccinated after originally declining Doctors urge not to skip on vaccine By Lauren Jackson | January 17, 2021 at 11:04 PM CST - Updated January 17 at 11:04 PM BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - President of the Alabama Hospital Association Dr. Don Williamson said it’s common to see hesitation when it comes to taking a new vaccine, even in healthcare workers. “With any vaccine there is differential uptake, whether it is measles or whether it is COVID,” Williamson said. After polling hospitals across the state, Williamson said some hospit...

What? When? Where? Alabama’s vaccine response (Source: WAVE 3 News) By WBRC Staff | January 14, 2021 at 1:17 PM CST - Updated January 14 at 1:17 PM BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Alabama’s demand for the COVID-19 vaccine, for healthcare heroes, and people 75 and older, is much higher than the amount of vaccine available. This is a snapshot of where the state is now in offering the vaccine and how you can get on the waiting list to receive the vaccine. Right now Alabama is in Phase 1a of the vaccine distribution. Phase 1a is primarily for frontline health workers (inpatient and out...