Deaths after taking the COVID-19 vaccine total 8,214 across the US, with 77 deaths being in Alabama, according to the National Vaccine Information Center.
Alabama's death count did not exceed the upper threshold of death expectancy during the week ending Jan. 14, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris announced today the reopening of portions of Mobile Bay that were temporarily closed to the harvesting of oysters on January 11