Tag: COVID-19
Lindy Blanchard launches new campaign ads aimed at questioning Kay Ivey’s...
The campaign for gubernatorial hopeful Lindy Blanchard launched two new ads on broadcast and cable television. Both ads will run statewide. The first...
Alabama COVID-19 hospitalizations at low for pandemic
Fewer people are being treated for COVID-19 in Alabama hospitals than at any time since the beginning of the pandemic in March...
U.S. opens second COVID boosters to 50 and up, others at...
Americans 50 and older can get a second COVID-19 booster if it’s been at least four months since their last vaccination, a...
Moderna says its low-dose COVID shots work for kids under 6
Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine works in babies, toddlers, and preschoolers, the company announced Wednesday — a development that could pave the way for...
Alabama virus hospitalizations lowest since pandemic start
The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 in Alabama has dropped to the lowest point since the earliest days of the pandemic,...
Pressure from lawmakers grows as IRS begins new tax season with...
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are pressuring the Internal Revenue Service over ongoing problems and unaddressed issues from last year’s...
Kay Ivey awards $30 million in COVID recovery grants for rural...
Gov. Kay Ivey awarded $30 million of the State Fiscal Recovery Fund from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to establish COVID...
Barack Obama tests positive for COVID-19, says he’s ‘feeling fine’
Former President Barack Obama said on Sunday that he had tested positive for the coronavirus, though he’s feeling relatively healthy and his wife,...
Deepa Bhate: Women, the construction industry is calling you
The COVID-19 pandemic hammered workforce participation, and it’s still recovering—especially with women. According to recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics,...
Alabama covid cases down below 5%, first time since omicron surge
Alabama’s positivity rate for COVID tests over the last seven days fell below 5% for the first time since the start of...
