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Bessemer COVID-19 Vaccine Location Closing
The Community Vaccination Center at the WaterMark Place in Bessemer is closing June 16.

The Community Vaccination Center at the WaterMark Place in Bessemer is closing June 16.

The Birmingham City Schools system will now offer COVID-19 shots to students and their families.
Volume for first-dose vaccinations has dropped 75 percent at all of UAB’s community vaccination locations over the last few weeks.
Patch wants to know whether you plan on getting your young teens vaccinated now that the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine has expanded EUA.
After the Centers for Disease Control amended its stance on face coverings this week, Birmingham may revise its city-wide mask order.
The COVID-19 vaccine has been approved by the Alabama Department of Public Health for teens ages 12-15.
A key federal committee recommended that the U.S. lift the pause of the single-dose COVID-19 vaccine.
Although more than half of the U.S. has been vaccinated, Alabama residents are getting vaccinated at a slower rate.
The Walmart Supercenter on Parkway East will offer COVID-19 vaccines without an appointment Saturday.
The White House announced that a new federal COVID-19 vaccine site is coming to Bessemer.
Alabama health director Dr. Scott Harris said no cases of adverse effects of the vaccine have been reported in Alabama.
Monday marks the opening of another COVID-19 vaccine clinic in the Birmingham, as 1,000 doses will be administered at the CrossPlex.
Over the last week, Jefferson County is averaging just 60 new COVID-19 cases per day as vaccines become more available.
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced vaccinations would be available to all 16 and older starting Monday.
New vaccine sites are opening up around the state. See where you can get it and who is eligible.
The vaccination site at the airport will allow for administering up to 4,500 COVID-19 vaccinations each week over the next 60 days.
Select Winn-Dixie supermarket locations in Alabama are now offering the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents.
A severe weather threat has forced UAB to close its COVID-19 vaccination sites in Jefferson County.
Cathedral of the Cross joins UAB Highlands, Parker High School and the Hoover Met as vaccination locations run by UAB in Jefferson County.
The COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan will enter Phase 1c soon, which includes people 55 and older and those with health conditions.