COVID-19 INFORMATION
Keep up to date with various developments from a business perspective. Please stay engaged with us – we’re in this with you.
COVID-19 Updates
Oct. 12 Zoom Call: Legal Questions about the Vaccine Mandate, Round 2
We welcomed Richard Raleigh of Wilmer & Lee and Sarah Osborne of Bradley. We also thank two HR professionals, Tim Lingo of Aerojet Rocketdyne and Leah Sketo of Lockheed Martin Corporation, who joined us to share their perspectives on COVID-19 pandemic planning and response. December 8 is the deadline for federal contractors to be fully vaccinated.
Oct. 5 Zoom Call: Legal Questions about the Vaccine Mandate
Our guests on October 5 were Chris Lockwood of Wilmer & Lee law firm, and Sarah Osborne of Bradley law firm. Both practice in Huntsville and work with federal contractors to answer various employment questions. They have both been fielding lots of questions about the vaccine mandate recently.
Sept. 21 Zoom Call: COVID Check-in
Dr. Wes Stubblefield of the Alabama Department of Public Health and Huntsville Hospital CEO Jeff Samz joined us on Sept. 21 for an update on the current COVID-19 numbers and protocols.
Contact Huntsville Hospital to host a vaccine event
Huntsville Hospital will offer COVID-19 vaccinations at your jobsite, and will bring first and second doses of the Pfizer vaccine. There is a 25-person minimum, and you can include spouses and family members.
Huntsville Hospital Foundation Board launches Healthcare Heroes Fund
The new Healthcare Heroes Fund at Huntsville Hospital Foundation will support our local healthcare workers, providing meals, morale boosters, and emergency assistance funding for those personally affected by the virus through their jobs. Each tax-deductible gift directly supports healthcare heroes at Huntsville Hospital, Huntsville Hospital for Women & Children, and Madison Hospital.
Huntsville Hospital CEO: 70K need to get vaccinated in Madison County
"We don't need a few people to get vaccinated. We need 70,000 people to go get vaccinated," Samz stressed. "The individual choices people are making in our community to not get vaccinated are having an impact on everyone."
Aug. 24 Zoom call: Hospital leader, employment lawyer share perspective
Our guests for this weekly Zoom call were Tracy Doughty, President and Chief Operating Officer of Huntsville Hospital, and John […]
FDA gives full approval to Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
The FDA has given full approval to the Pfizer vaccine. More than 200 million Pfizer doses have been administered in the U.S., and hundreds of millions more worldwide, since emergency use began in December.
Aug. 17 Zoom Call: Madison County, Madison City Schools discuss new school year
Our guests for this week’s Zoom call are Dr. Mark Minskey, Deputy Superintendent of Madison County Schools, and Lee Shaw, […]
ADPH Recommends Additional COVID-19 Vaccine Doses for Certain People with Weakened Immune Systems
People with weakened immune systems are now eligible for an additional dose of Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine following a primary mRNA vaccine series to help prevent serious and possibly life-threatening COVID-19. Health officials are not recommending booster vaccine doses for the general public and have not addressed the need for additional doses following the Johnson and Johnson (J&J) vaccine but is continuing to review the need for booster doses in this population.
Update from Governor Kay Ivey on Covid-19 Mitigation Efforts
Governor Ivey issued a limited, narrowly-focused state of emergency on August 13 based on the surge in Covid-19 cases Alabama is experiencing in an effort to support the state’s frontline heroes and cut red tape. As more and more Alabamians choose to get vaccinated each day, the Governor said this will allow our health care community greater flexibility to offer care for patients coming through their doors.
COVID-19 Community Profile Report (federal data)
This link includes all state and federal data that is distributed to the White House, including COVID-19 cases and vaccine distribution.
This link tracks COVID-19 cases and vaccinations in the state of Alabama.
Where to get a COVID-19 vaccine
Updated 8/13/2021 You can get a COVID-19 vaccine in a variety of locations. It is free and safe. Here are […]
A message to share with your employees from Joyce Thomas of Huntsville Hospital
Joyce Thomas with Huntsville Hospital has a traveling team that runs COVID vaccination clinics at various sites across Huntsville and Madison County. She has a message for your employees.
With the recent rise in COVID infections, and the urgent need to get more Alabamians vaccinated, we created some updated artwork and would like to share it with you. We invite you to use on these social media, and you can also print these for your front door or place them throughout your office.
Shareable Science Beyond the Blog: The Delta Variant from HudsonAlpha on Vimeo.
In this special episode of Shareable Science Beyond the Blog, Neil Lamb, PhD, returns to help us make sense of the COVID Delta variant. What makes this variant different than other variations of COVID? Is it more transmissible or resistant to vaccines? Join us as Dr. Lamb addresses these questions and more.
- Aug. 24: Hospital leader, employment lawyer share perspective
- Aug. 17: Madison County, Madison City Schools discuss new school year
- Aug. 10: COVID cases are high, but so is the momentum for vaccinations
- July 13: Housing Market Update for Madison County
- June 8: NASA’s Budget Release, Madison County’s latest vaccination percentages, and more
- May 11: Huntsville COVID Check-In
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