Alabama Lags Behind In COVID-19 Vaccination Rates

Birmingham AL

20 April, 2021

1:52 PM

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BIRMINGHAM, AL — Although more than half of adults throughout the country have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose, Alabama's vaccination numbers are considerably lower. A report from the Alabama Department of Public Health shows just 37 percent of Alabama adults have received a shot, with none of Alabama's counties even at 50 percent. As of Tuesday, 2.2 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine had been administered in Alabama, with 1.4 million people receiving at least one dose and 917,988 people fully vaccinated. The counties with the highest percentage of adults receiving at least one vaccine shot: Hale County: 45 percentBullock County: 44 percentLowndes County: 44 percentPerry County: 44 percentMarengo County: 43 percentShelby County: 43 percentWilcox County: 43 percentJefferson County: 42 percentColbert County: 40 percentMadison County: 40 percent The counties with the lowest percentage of adults receiving a vaccine dose: Russell County: 19 percentCleburne County: 25 percentDale County: 26 percentDeKalb County: 26 percentEscambia County: 26 percentBarbour County: 27 percentBibb County: 27 percentChilton County: 27 percentCovington County: 28 percentRandolph County: 28 percent SEE ALSO: Alabama Opens Vaccine Eligibility For All Residents Over 16 Coronavirus Vaccine Hub: Where To Get Vaccinated In Birmingham