Tuskegee and other towns across Alabama are putting proactive measures in place to quell the spread of COVID-19. Disruptions to school, work, and major public gatherings are already manifesting and it’s important to stay up to date on what’s happening in the Tuskegee, AL community.

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Alabama COVID-19 Cases

Alabama New Coronavirus Cases:
Alabama Total Coronavirus Cases: 1,659,936
Alabama New Coronavirus Deaths:
Alabama Total Coronavirus Deaths: 21,138
U.S. New Coronavirus Cases: 1,648
U.S. Total Coronavirus Cases: 107,184,620
U.S. New Coronavirus Deaths: 8
U.S. Total Coronavirus Deaths: 1,166,662
Last updated June 10, 2023
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Coronavirus News for Tuskegee

COVID vaccine skepticism lurks in Tuskegee, Alabama, infamous for syphilis study on Blacks - Chicago Sun-Times

AP Share TUSKEGEE, Alabama — Lucenia Dunn spent the early days of the coronavirus pandemic encouraging people to wear masks and keep a safe distance from each other in Tuskegee, a mostly Black ... More info »

Chicago Sun-Times - 02/01/2021 03:05am

COVID-19 vaccine fears lurk in Tuskegee, town of syphilis study

The COVID-19 immunization campaign is off to a shaky start in Tuskegee and other parts of Alabama’s Macon County. Area leaders point to a resistance among residents spurred by a distrust of ... More info »

Los Angeles Times - 01/31/2021 09:42pm

Coronavirus: Black Angelenos fear another Tuskegee Experiment - Los Angeles Times

With black Americans getting the coronavirus at high rates, officials are fighting a legacy of mistrust of doctors going back to the Tuskegee Experiment. Coronavirus: Black Angelenos fear another ... More info »

Los Angeles Times - 05/09/2020 12:00pm

The Tuskegee experiment stopped a Black man from getting vaccinated, but Covid changed his mind - CNN

Timothy Moore grew up wary of medical treatments in his hometown of Tuskegee, Alabama – but after he and his family got sick with coronavirus, and his godbrother died, Moore says he wants to get ... More info »

CNN - 08/02/2021 09:58am

In Tuskegee, One Doctor Strives To Overcome Vaccine Hesitancy | Here & Now - WBUR

In 1932, the U.S. government withheld syphilis treatment for 600 Black men in Tuskegee, Alabama, ... And it has been raised repeatedly throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, ... More info »

WBUR - 04/21/2021 12:01pm

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