Health Ivey extends mask mandate, relaxes other COVID restrictions The mask mandate is to remain in effect until April 9, when the governor plans to allow it to expire. Eddie BurkhalterMarch 4, 2021
Health State health Officer: Third COVID-19 vaccine will “open up a lot of doors for us” Walmart has added additional COVID vaccination sites in Alabama, and CVS is to vaccinate at nine locations statewide. Eddie BurkhalterFebruary 26, 2021
Health Black Alabamians make up 11 percent of COVID vaccinations, but data incomplete The data also shows 32 percent of vaccinations were among races that were unknown or not reported. Eddie BurkhalterFebruary 13, 2021
Health Gov. Kay Ivey, two top state health officials get first doses of Pfizer vaccine “We need everybody to be immune to this thing and to step up,” the governor said. Eddie BurkhalterDecember 21, 2020
Health Amid worsening COVID crisis, governor extends mask mandate with no new restrictions Ivey said there would be no new restrictions "because we've learned to live with the virus and incorporate precautions into our daily lives.” Eddie BurkhalterDecember 9, 2020
Health Alabama state health officer: COVID numbers are “mind-boggling” “Unfortunately, we have very difficult times ahead,” said Alabama State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris. Eddie BurkhalterDecember 4, 2020
Health Gov. Kay Ivey extends statewide mask order, relaxes capacity limits The governor's statewide mask order was set to expire Sunday. Eddie BurkhalterNovember 5, 2020
Health Alabama public health officials concerned about COVID-19 and Labor Day weekend Alabama’s COVID-19 numbers have improved some since Gov. Kay Ivey’s statewide mask order, but with Labor Day just ahead, state health officials fear if... Eddie BurkhalterSeptember 2, 2020
Health Gov. Kay Ivey extends statewide mask order, requires masks in most classrooms Ivey’s amended order Tuesday mandates that face masks be worn by employees and students in classrooms from grade 2 through college. Eddie BurkhalterJuly 29, 2020
Health Alabama suffers another record one-day death toll as 47 more die The addition of 47 more deaths to the state's COVID-19 death toll Wednesday broke the previous single-day high of 40 set on Tuesday. Eddie BurkhalterJuly 15, 2020