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Recent News About Alabama Department of Public Health
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ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH: COVID-19 testing offered in Enterprise and Dothan in January
The Southeastern Public Health District offers COVID-19 testing in Enterprise and Dothan for patients who meet the testing criteria and while supplies are available.
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ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH: Severe allergic reaction reported following COVID-19 immunization
The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) has been made aware that a person who received the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday experienced anaphylaxis (a severe allergic reaction) several minutes after taking the vaccine and while in required post-vaccine observation.
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ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH: Alabama shortens home quarantine for some COVID-19 contacts
The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) announces that the length of home quarantine for people with expected close contacts to COVID-19 cases can end after the tenth day for some individuals without testing, provided they have experienced no symptoms during the daily required monitoring period and they follow the additional requirements.
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ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH: Drive-up COVID-19 testing available in Brundidge Thursday
The Pike County Health Department will offer a drive-up COVID-19 testing clinic at Salem Baptist Church, 217 S. Main St., Brundidge, on Thursday, December 17, from 8:30 until 10:30 a.m.
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ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH: Alabama reviews 14-day home quarantine for COVID-19 contacts
The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) is working to make the changes in processes to allow for a reduced quarantine period for persons who may have been exposed to COVID-19.
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ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH: Drive-up COVID-19 testing clinics offered in Montgomery November 30 and December 3
The Montgomery County Health Department will offer two “drive-up” COVID-19 testing clinics as follows.
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ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH: Geneva County Health Department offers drive-through COVID-19 testing at Malvern Baptist Church on Thursday
A drive-through COVID-19 testing clinic offered by the Geneva County Health Department at the Malvern Baptist Church, 161 Church St., on Thursday, November 19 from 8:30 until 10:30 a.m.
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ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH: Drive-up flu clinic will be held Monday in Tuskegee
The Macon County Health Department will host a drive-up flu vaccination clinic on Monday, November 16, in the parking lot of the Tuskegee Housing Authority, 2901 Davison St., Tuskegee, from 10 a.m. until 12 noon.
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ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH: Getting a flu shot will help protect you and may benefit your community
If you haven’t gotten your flu shot already, the Alabama Department of Public Health, the Medical Association of the State of Alabama and the Alabama Hospital Association encourage you to get vaccinated for influenza.
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ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH: Shellfish growing waters closed
The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) has closed shellfish growing waters in Mobile County. Areas I and II are closed.
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ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH: Follow safety precautions following Tropical Storm Zeta, including preventing exposure to COVID-19
The Alabama Department of Public Health reminds the public about the need to follow health and safety precautions as many areas of the state experience flooding, toppled trees and power outages, and Alabamians work to clear storm damage resulting from Tropical Storm Zeta.
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ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH, BUREAU OF HEALTH: Drive-up and indoor flu clinics will be held at Eastdale Mall October 29
The Montgomery County Health Department will host drive-up flu vaccination clinics on Thursday, October 29 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the parking lot of Eastdale Mall, 5501 Atlanta Highway, Montgomery
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ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH: Assistance from the Joy to Life Foundation allows ADPH to provide free cancer screenings for underserved women
In response to a need for increased funding in North Alabama, the Joy to Life Foundation has offered to expand its efforts and provide funds statewide for breast cancer screenings for women through the Alabama Department of Public Health’s Alabama Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (ABCCEDP).
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ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH: Macon County drive-up COVID-19 testing offered October 15 in Shorter
A drive-up COVID-19 testing clinic will be held on Thursday, October 15, from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. CDT at Shorter Farmer’s Market, 16675 U.S. Highway 80 West, Shorter.
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ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH: Drive-up COVID-19 testing available at Hilliard Chapel AME Zion Church in Montgomery October 14
The Montgomery County Health Department will offer a one-day “drive-up” COVID-19 testing clinic on Wednesday, October 14, at Hilliard Chapel AME Zion Church, 567 S. Hall St., Montgomery, from 9 until 11 a.m. CDT.
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ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH: Oral rabies vaccine will be distributed in 17 Alabama counties
The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) is cooperating with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to vaccinate raccoons against rabies using oral rabies vaccine (ORV).
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ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH: Area reopened to oyster harvesting
State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris has announced the reopening of Area VII of Mobile Bay that was temporarily closed to the harvesting of oysters on September 14, 2020.
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Hospital executive defends reopening of businesses in Sun Belt states
The health care system and COVID-19 have become more about money instead of taking care of patients, according to a hospital executive turned board chairman.
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ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH, BUREAU OF HEALTH: State Health Officer issues mandatory health orders due to risks caused by COVID-19
State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris has issued orders suspending certain public gatherings due to the risk of infection by the novel coronavirus COVID-19 effective from now until April 6.
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ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH, BUREAU OF HEALTH: A Message from the State Health Officer Regarding COVID-19
Since mid-January, the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) has worked with local, state, and federal partners to learn, prepare, and provide the most up-to-date information to the public about the novel coronavirus COVID-19