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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention meets Wednesday to discuss giving final approval.
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Alabama Political Reporter
- Legislature
Senate committee stalls bill seeking elimination of occupational tax
Remaining ARPA funds go to broadband, health care, sewage, water treatment
Alabama House passes repeal bill for “restrictive” NIL law for student-athletes
Senate committee moves along tax cut bills
Opinion | Annual legislative session underway
- Opinion
Opinion | Southern Research investing in future of Birmingham
Opinion | Early education pilot showing positive results for children across Alabama
Opinion | The pandering MLK quotes are coming
Opinion | It’s past time to stop celebrating Robert E. Lee on MLK Day
Opinion | State of the State Cliffs Notes
- National
The Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act dies on Senate floor
Congressman Jerry Carl announces key D.C. staff change
U.S. Supreme Court blocks vaccine mandate for large businesses
John Lewis Voting Rights Act passes in combined package with Freedom to Vote Act
Doug Jones calls for building “pro-democracy coalition”
- Education
New data shows children using Waterford Upstart are exceeding mastery of subjects
Birmingham Promise scholarship applications now open for class of 2022
Biden administration extends student loan forbearance
University of Alabama Faculty Senate formally opposes ban of Critical Race Theory
AASB announces new leadership on the board of directors
- Health
UAB epidemiologist: Alabama’s COVID surge could last for several more weeks
Alabama’s child COVID hospitalizations hit another record, four on ventilators
U.S. government to launch free COVID test website Wednesday
Alabama setting record numbers of child COVID hospitalizations
Alabama has lowest average total single premium, according to government report
Pfizer stories
State
Pfizer's Paxlovid pill is designed for the treatment of mild-to-moderate cases of COVID-19 in patients 12 and older.
Featured Opinion
And then it hit me. Most people aren’t afraid of the vaccine. They want it, for themselves and their children.
Health
A CDC advisory committee is to debate the vaccine for those younger children on Tuesday. The CDC director will have final say.
Health
COVID-19 is the eighth leading cause of death for the age group.
Congress
Brooks sold up to $50,000 in a vaccine-maker's stock and didn't report the sale for nearly two months.
Health
Many in the medical community have been awaiting this action, hopeful it will result in more people becoming vaccinated.
News
According to the UN, wealthy countries received 82 percent of vaccine doses, while poor nations received less than 1 percent.
Health
Four key things, some of which were in motion for decades, came together at the right time.
Health
Public health officials urge parents to get their children 12 and up vaccinated to ease a return to school next year and prevent outbreaks.
