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Bianca and Kelvin Ume have been pulling double duty throughout the pandemic: working as contact tracers while juggling full-time jobs, Bianca as a UAB medical and MBA student and Kelvin as an ICU nurse.

UAB’s Know Overdose Initiative seeks to educate, identify and prescribe Naloxone for individuals who have been identified as high risk for overdose.

The study concluded that participants were hesitant to receive the COVID-19 vaccine due to mistrust, fear and lack of information.

Many Americans are catching up on missed holiday plans, but should you go ahead and receive your booster shot to ensure the safety of yourself and others?

Paul Goepfert, M.D.

Infectious Diseases •  Vaccines and vaccine research • COVID-19

UAB clinical psychiatrist Megan Hays walks through five strategies that can be used to manage pandemic anger and burnout. 

The Delta variant poses a new threat to pregnant women. UAB women’s health and infectious disease experts discuss the effects of COVID-19 and the vaccines on pregnancy.   

UAB’s Adam Baumgarten, M.D., shares more on the safety of the COVID-19 vaccine for men.

Learn what you need to do if you have been exposed to COVID-19.

To schedule an appointment, visit UABMedicineVaccine.org, or call 205-975-1881 for assistance.

UAB public health expert: Masking in Alabama during the Labor Day weekend could prevent at least 3,500 and as many as 6,000 COVID-19 cases in Alabama the following week and help end the surge.