Author: Aimee Martin

Author: Aimee Martin UAB needs to reevaluate its vaccine incentives to draw more interest because the vaccination rate appears to be stagnating. As of Oct. 8, more than 64% of UAB students had received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. This has increased approximately 4% since Aug. 23, when the estimate was more than 60%, according to the response to the questions asked at the Aug. 17 faculty town hall. The positive test numbers during the first few weeks of the fall semester were the highest since early April of 2021. UAB’s current vaccine incentives include $20 in…