MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Alabama on Monday launched an online portal for people to check their eligibility for COVID-19 vaccinations and make appointments.
The Alabama Department of Public Health said the site at https://www.alcovidvaccine.gov/ will allow those eligible to make an appointment if shots are available in the person’s county of choice. The portal also provides information about additional drive-through and walk-in clinics being offered.
Starting Feb. 8, Alabama will expand who is eligible for the vaccine to: everyone 65 and older; educators; court officials; corrections officers; postal employees; grocery store workers; some manufacturing workers; public transit workers; agriculture employees; state legislators and constitutional officers.
Currently, only people 75 and older; first responders, health care workers and long-term care residents are eligible.
Health officials have cautioned that the state has not received enough doses to vaccinate everyone who will be eligible for shots.