WBRC interviewed President Watts and UAB's impact during COVID.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) – UAB Hospital admitted its first COVID-19 patient on March 19, 2020. The day before, UAB cancelled in-person and on-campus classes for the rest of the spring semester, and three days before that, UAB transitioned to remote working for most employees.
“We knew once we studied the data in early 2020 that we had a tsunami coming from this virus,” said Dr. Ray Watts, President, UAB.
Preparing for the first wave to crash, Dr. Watts said he called on UAB’s team of infectious disease and public health experts to help guide the way through a worst pandemic in a century. Continue reading here.
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Article courtesy of WBRC Fox 6 News, Birmingham, AL
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