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Vaccination for 12+

Governor Kay Ivey and the Alabama Department of Public Å·ÃÀÈÕº«ÊÓƵ announced that starting today, May 13, COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine eligibility will be expanded to individuals 12 years and older.

Here is a link to the Governor’s release  

Updates have been completed to DCH's registration form to allow all anyone 12 years or older to register for any available time today or later. Additional details and a link to the registration form can be found at the following link. /covidvaccine/

A parent or guardian must accompany any individual between the ages of 12 and 17 who wishes to receive a vaccine. Additionally, the responsible adult must sign a consent form for the child.

COVID-19 Information

To protect patient privacy, DCH has established a minimum threshold of five for reporting numbers of inpatients with laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19.

DCH Å·ÃÀÈÕº«ÊÓƵ System internal counts as of 3:16 p.m. on 5/13/21:

• 14 inpatients within the DCH system who are positive for COVID-19.
• Five or fewer inpatients who are positive for COVID-19 are being treated in the ICU.
• Five or fewer inpatients who are positive for COVID-19 are on ventilators.
• Five or fewer who are positive for COVID-19 are on a BiPAP.
• 8,784 (cumulative) unique positives for COVID-19 tests including results from the ED, triage tent and inpatient. These individuals are not necessarily in the hospital.
• 42,846 (cumulative) unique negatives for COVID-19 at DCH sites.
• 10,652 (cumulative) positive COVID-19 at DCH sites. These individuals are not necessarily in the hospital.
• 82,026 (cumulative) negative tests at DCH sites.
• 3,099 inpatients (cumulative) who were positive for COVID-19 have been discharged.
• 549 inpatients (cumulative) who were positive for COVID-19 have died at DCH. This is not an indication of the cause of death, only that the individuals were positive for COVID-19 at the time of death.
• 311 Tuscaloosa County residents (cumulative) who were positive for COVID-19 have died (per the Alabama Department of Public Å·ÃÀÈÕº«ÊÓƵ).