COVID-19 vaccinations wane in Alabama alongside the delta variant

Siri Hedreen / The Outlook

An Alabama Public Health sign promoting COVID-19 vaccination litters the Charles E. Bailey Sportplex.

Daily COVID-19 vaccinations are once again on the decline in Alabama with fewer than 5,000 doses administered per day in the past two weeks, according to Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH), down from 24,160 in one day at its August peak.

It's not for a lack of potential recipients. Statewide, 44% of Alabamians are fully vaccinated, ahead of only West Virginia, Idaho and Wyoming, and just over half of residents over the age of 12 are fully vaccinated.