Two vaccines have been authorized for emergency use by [U.S. Food \& Drug Administration (FDA)](https://www.fda.gov/emergency-preparedness-and-response/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19/covid-19-vaccines). For more information on vaccine plans and availability in Alabama, visit [COVID\-19 Vaccine](https://www.alabamapublichealth.gov/covid19/vaccine.html).

Governor Kay Ivey issued her twenty-sixth supplemental emergency proclamation transitioning the state from an amended Safer at Home Order to a new Safer Apart Order, the third phase of COVID-19 pandemic health orders. Masks will no longer be mandated statewide, but individuals are strongly encouraged to wear a mask or other facial covering when in public and in close contact with other people. This order will end Monday, May 31, 2021, and the state of emergency will end Tuesday, July 6, 2021

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Two vaccines have been authorized for emergency use by U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA). For more information on vaccine plans and availability in Alabama, visit COVID-19 Vaccine.