Tag: Scott Harris
Alabama virus hospitalizations dip below 2,000, deaths rise
The number of COVID-19 patients in Alabama hospitals has fallen below 2,000, but medical officials cautioned Monday that hospitals and intensive care...
Alabama to use $12 million in relief funds to recruit nurses
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Friday reallocated $12.3 million of the state’s coronavirus relief funds to hire travel nurses to help state...
Alabama turns to college football to boost vaccinations
Alabama is trying to harness the state’s love of college football to boost COVID-19 vaccinations with a new initiative that will offer...
Alabama sees surge in virus cases among school-age children
Alabama is seeing a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases in school-age children, an increase officials say is likely fueled by the highly...
Federal team to help with COVID-19 surge at Dothan hospital
A federal team of health care workers is being sent to a southwest Alabama hospital seeing a surge in COVID-19 patients, the...
Alabama ranks 4th in country for new virus cases
Alabama now ranks fourth in the country for the most new COVID-19 cases per capita, as medical officials hoped full federal approval of the...
Kay Ivey urges Alabama football fans to get vaccinated
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey is urging college football fans to get vaccinated before heading to stadiums this season.
College...
Tidal wave of virus cases hits Alabama hospitals
A “tidal wave” of COVID-19 cases is putting severe stress on Alabama hospitals, medical officials said Thursday, adding the state will likely...
Kay Ivey interviews Scott Harris to help answer COVID-19 vaccine questions...
Gov. Kay Ivey posted a video on Twitter, interviewing state Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris to ask questions related to COVID-19 vaccine...
Health officials recommend all Alabama students wear masks
Alabama public health officials are recommending that all students and teachers wear masks in the classroom because of a surge in COVID-19...