Almost 30 percent of UAB vaccinations go to Black Alabamians, changes coming to Hoover Met vaccine location

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Almost 30 percent of UAB vaccinations go to Black Alabamians, changes coming to Hoover Met vaccine location

UAB News The University of Alabama at Birmingham and UAB Medicine have delivered 133,323 Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines since mid-December, with almost 30 percent of those administered to individuals who self-identified as Black. This is an increase of almost 9 percent since March 16. Some 27.8 percent of Alabama residents are Black. “We have been purposeful in our planning and outreach to […]

Source: The Birmingham Times

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