Alabama expands coronavirus vaccine eligibility

Alabama kicked off phase 2 of it's coronavirus vaccine allocation plan today.

That means -- everyone in the state - ages 16 and older is now eligible for the vaccine.

With the expansion -- there are now close to 4- million eligible people in alabama.

We've been on top of the vaccine rollout in alabama every step of the way for you and are doing the same this afternoon.

Waay 31's bridget divers joins us live now.

She spoke with one huntsville city schools parent about why they want their teenager to get the vaccine.

Bridget... one parent -- cynthia headrick -- said today that she was already able to get her sixteen-year-old son a vaccine appointment for this week.

Headrick wants him to get the covid-19 vaccine because she believes in the science.

Her son -- wesley -- wants to mainly get it to be a responsibile citizen in the community and show other people it's okay to get the vaccine.

Headrick was able to get her son an appointment right after midnight when the eligbility was expanded.

"i started seeing things online that suggested go ahead and get first in line because the spots would fill up quickly so, that's what i did and then i found that it was available at the cvs pharmacy."

Headrick was able to get her son a vaccine appointment at the cvs pharmacy in providence.

Currently though the only cvs location with available vaccine appointments in north alabama is muscle shoals.

Live in huntsville, bridget