15 Percent Of Alabama's COVID-19 Vaccines Have Been Administered

MONTGOMERY, AL — Many in Alabama are eagerly awaiting the chance to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, and so far a little more than 16 percent of the allocated vaccines in the state have been administered.

The Alabama Department of Public Health says 20,354 doses have been administered in the state, out of the 128,175 allocated for Alabama.

Of the doses that have been administered, 18,148 have been the Pfizer vaccine, and 2,206 are the Moderna vaccine.

"Alabama has had COVID-19 vaccine in our state for two weeks," the ADPH said in a statement. "We are still in Phase 1a, consisting of healthcare workers, of which Alabama has over 300,000. The week of December 28, residents of Long-Term Care began vaccination through the federal Pharmacy Partnership. Once persons in Phase 1a have been administered or offered the vaccine, Alabama will move into Phase 1b. ADPH does not have a timeline on this as ability to move to the next Phase is dependent on vaccine supply."

The Alabama COVID‐19 Vaccination Allocation Plan defines populations and the order in which they will receive vaccine in four phases.

In the last two weeks, the state has confirmed more than 50,000 new cases of COVID-19, for a daily average of 3,577 new cases per day. As of Monday, 3,064 people were hospitalized with COVID-19 in Alabama.

In the last week, the number of new cases has fluctuated from day to day:

• Dec. 29: 3,907 new cases, 25 deaths
• Dec. 30: 5,016 new cases, 37 deaths
• Dec. 31: 4,406 new cases, 53 deaths
• Jan. 1: 4,521 new cases, 45 deaths
• Jan. 2: 3,711 new cases, 2 deaths
• Jan. 3: 2,476 new cases, 1 death
• Jan. 4: 2,161 new cases, 5 deaths

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