Alabama on Monday expanded who is eligible to receive immunizations against COVID-19 but health officials cautioned there’s still not enough vaccine for everyone who qualifies for a shot.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama on Monday expanded who is eligible to receive immunizations against COVID-19 but health officials cautioned there's still not enough vaccine for everyone who qualifies for a shot.

HANCEVILLE — Wallace State health science students got the chance to administer the COVID-19 vaccine to their fellow students Friday afternoon through a satellite vaccination clinic with the Alabama Department of Public Health.

As part of a statewide effort to accelerate COVID-19 vaccination in Alabama, mass vaccination clinics will be held in each of the state’s public health districts next week.

Starting February 8, people over 65 and additional frontline workers are eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations.

Starting February 8, people over 65 and additional frontline workers are eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations. 

A year into the coronavirus pandemic, Americans are painfully aware that overcoming the scourge is a marathon, not a sprint.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama will soon announce a time frame for expanding who can get COVID-19 vaccinations, the state health officer told lawmakers Thursday. But he said the supply of vaccine coming into the state remains far short of what is needed.