'Vaccine is widely available' as battle shifts to access and hesitancy, state health officer says
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State health officer Dr. Scott Harris gave a vaccine update Friday. 

 Hal Yeager / Governor’s Office

Over one-third of eligible Alabamians have received their first COVID-19 vaccine dose, including over two-thirds of seniors, state health officer Dr. Scott Harris said in a live briefing Friday.

With 1,368 vaccination centers in the state and shipments of first doses arriving every week, the battle has shifted from availability to vaccine hesitancy, Harris said.