Tyler Greer
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To date, 33 percent of vaccine doses administered by UAB have gone to underrepresented communities, with almost 21 percent to Black Alabamians.
UAB will now operate three community vaccination sites — two downtown and one in Hoover — in an effort to distribute the COVID-19 vaccine to more people.
“These vaccines are our way out of the epidemic, and we want to do all we can to help get Alabama out of this as quickly as possible,” said Sarah Nafziger, M.D.
On Feb. 5, 2021, the Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama System unanimously approved the renaming of the former George C. Wallace Building on the University of Alabama at Birmingham campus.
Hoover Met joins UAB’s downtown Highlands Hospital as community vaccination locations, with Parker High School set to come online this month.
Parker High School and the Hoover Met will join UAB’s downtown Highlands Hospital as vaccination locations.
UAB’s third president, former Vestavia mayor provided “visionary leadership and dedication to our institution and our community.”
Vaccines are expected to arrive next week and be administered quickly thereafter.
Alabamians who download and use the GuideSafe™ app now have an added layer of information when traveling to help make smart, informed COVID-19 decisions.
Partnership with the PathCheck Foundation, founded at MIT in Cambridge, Ma., will enable other states and countries to use UAB-created exposure verification technology for exposure notification.