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What to know about new COVID variants EG.5, FL.1.5.1 and BA.2.86 now spreading

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What to know about new COVID variants EG.5, FL.1.5.1 and BA.2.86 now spreading

‘Children are known to spread diseases:’ COVID and keeping your family healthy as kids go back to school

‘Children are known to spread diseases:’ COVID and keeping your family healthy as kids go back to school

‘There are reasons to be optimistic’ about new COVID boosters, expert says

‘There are reasons to be optimistic’ about new COVID boosters, expert says

CDC says new COVID variant is dominant, including strain some call ‘Eris’

CDC says new COVID variant is dominant, including strain some call ‘Eris’

Local COVID-19 numbers creep up, get harder to track

Local COVID-19 numbers creep up, get harder to track

How to prepare for the resumption of federal student loan payments

How to prepare for the resumption of federal student loan payments

More Coronavirus

On the road again! Maryland’s MVA to resume normal operations for driving tests Tuesday

On the road again! Maryland’s MVA to resume normal operations for driving tests Tuesday

Novavax gets attention from Bill & Melinda Gates researchers

Novavax gets attention from Bill & Melinda Gates researchers

Some US companies pushing workers to return to the office

Some US companies pushing workers to return to the office

Audit: State departments fell short when it came to reporting and justifying some pandemic emergency contracts

Audit: State departments fell short when it came to reporting and justifying some pandemic emergency contracts

Black population accounts for over 1 million excess deaths in last two decades, study finds

Black population accounts for over 1 million excess deaths in last two decades, study finds

Md. officials: Unexpected at-home COVID test kit deliveries could be a scam

Md. officials: Unexpected at-home COVID test kit deliveries could be a scam

Lifting the lid: Virginia health department rolls out COVID data tied to what you flush

Lifting the lid: Virginia health department rolls out COVID data tied to what you flush

‘Grateful to see people’s smiles again’: DC-area residents living life differently in post-COVID world

‘Grateful to see people’s smiles again’: DC-area residents living life differently in post-COVID world

What the end of the COVID-19 emergency declaration means for Montgomery Co. residents on Medicaid

What the end of the COVID-19 emergency declaration means for Montgomery Co. residents on Medicaid

Fairfax Co. health official shares what to do as the COVID-19 public health emergency ends

Fairfax Co. health official shares what to do as the COVID-19 public health emergency ends

Gaithersburg’s Novavax to cut 25% of its workforce

Gaithersburg’s Novavax to cut 25% of its workforce

What the end of the COVID public health emergency could mean for you

What the end of the COVID public health emergency could mean for you

Some Pilot COVID-19 At Home Tests recalled by FDA over bacteria risk

Some Pilot COVID-19 At Home Tests recalled by FDA over bacteria risk

With COVID benefits ending, low-income Marylanders worry about food

With COVID benefits ending, low-income Marylanders worry about food

Maryland health department moves away from daily COVID reports; what does that signal for the pandemic?

Maryland health department moves away from daily COVID reports; what does that signal for the pandemic?

DC mayor calls plan to nix K Street project a ‘downtown killer’

DC mayor calls plan to nix K Street project a ‘downtown killer’

COVID-19 hospitalization dashboard set to end

COVID-19 hospitalization dashboard set to end

Maryland ranks 15th in financial hardship tied to COVID; study shows continued pressures on households

Maryland ranks 15th in financial hardship tied to COVID; study shows continued pressures on households

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