Outbreak Alabama: Stories from a Pandemic AL.com

The vaccines are in Alabama, which is great news, but the logistics for distribution are complicated. AL.com reporter Sarah Whites-Koditschek discusses who in Alabama will get the first doses of the COVID-19 vaccines and what the timetable looks like for everyone else as we approach a year into the pandemic. We also hear from Dr. Blake Lovely, an emergency physician, about already receiving the vaccine, why this will strengthen the healthcare workforce in the fight against COVID and why people should feel comfortable taking the shot despite the spread of misinformation related to the vaccine.
 
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Dr. Michael Saag, physician and professor on infectious diseases at UAB, on why wearing masks saves lives, why he's hopeful but not confident about the vaccine timeline, how treatments have evolved dramatically, why we are failing to contain the disease, how the pandemic was politicized and why, in spite of everything, he remains encouraged about the future.
 
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Reckon South's John Hammontree, host of "The Reckon Interview" podcast, talks about voting during the pandemic, how Alabama is working to accommodating voters through COVID-19 guidelines, the government's efficiency in handling absentee ballots and the lingering questions he has about the 2020 election.
 
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Nightmare at 3008 haunted house owner Nick Bryan about operating a haunted house during a pandemic, debating whether to incorporate the virus in the creative planning and coming up with new ways to stay scary and safe with so many restrictions in place.
 
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Why Alabama's two major college towns have seen increases in hospitalizations while the rest of the state continues to see a decline, featuring AL.com reporter Sarah Whites-Koditschek.
 
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Funeral director Paul Rollins about his concerns about COVID and children returning to school in Tuscaloosa sooner than planned, if he thinks the board of education is truly taking his and other parents' remarks into consideration and how the pandemic has impacted his funeral home business.
 
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