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Some states want to buy their own vaccines; Biden administration says no 01/21/2021 08:40am • ▶ Watch Video: President Biden lays out plans for next 100 days during first day in office The Biden administration is rejecting calls from some states to buy COVID-19 vaccine doses directly from Pfizer, as governors hunt for ways to supplement their limited supply of shots. The div Pfizer le informa a Canadá que no recibirá dosis de la vacuna de covid-19 la próxima semana 01/20/2021 07:17am • (CNN) — La frustración se desbordó visiblemente entre algunos líderes canadienses el martes cuando Pfizer le dijo a Canadá que no recibiría ninguna dosis de vacuna contra el coronavirus la próxima semana debido a las continuas interrupciones de fabricación en sus instalaciones en Bélgica.E Exhausted hospital chaplains bring solace to lonely, dying 01/19/2021 01:10am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Inside hospital rooms across America, where the sick are alone without family to comfort them, the grim task of offering solace falls to overworked and emotionally drained hospital chaplains who are dealing with more death than they’ve ever seen. Last week nearly a dozen died Amid roiling pandemic, ‘The Resident’ confronts virus' toll 01/12/2021 09:51am • LONDON (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic has forced television hospital shows to confront a key question — could the biggest medical crisis in recent decades be ignored in favor of escapism for viewers? Medical shows have reached different conclusions, but Fox's “The Resident” opted to address Fairfax County residents call for raises, sick days for essential workers 01/10/2021 10:58pm • During a public hearing Sunday, Fairfax County, Virginia, residents said they want the next legislative session to focus on taking care of essential workers. In the hearing ahead of the upcoming Virginia General Assembly session, David Broder, president of the Service Employees International Unio For nurses, California's virus outbreak has a personal toll 01/08/2021 04:53pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — For Caroline Brandenburger, the coronavirus outbreak that has overwhelmed California hospitals comes with a very personal toll. “Just today we had two deaths on this unit. And that’s pretty much the norm,” said Brandenburger, who works on the COVID-19 unit at St. Jo Appeals made for Md. governor to release rainy day funds for COVID-19 relief 12/23/2020 08:17pm • Maryland has a rainy-day fund, so why not use it? Community members and state and local leaders made that appeal Wednesday to help failing businesses, people behind on rents and families short on food. At a virtual event sponsored by the Montgomery County Council, President Tom Hucker and several DC-area volunteers wanted for study understanding spread of COVID-19 12/22/2020 05:45pm • Workers in PPE are seen at the Judiciary Square COVID-19 testing site in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 18, 2020. (Photo by Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images) The search is on for up to 60,000 local people willing to participate in a COVID-19 study designed to give scientists a better understanding of Vaccine Study Volunteers: Taking Their Shot to Beat COVID-19 12/14/2020 12:00am • It's literally what the world's been waiting for: a COVID-19 vaccine. On Friday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued the first emergency use authorization for Pfizer-BioNTech's vaccine, with distribution starting today -- and some folks receiving the first injections this morning. Several Md. health dept. procurement chief fired in midst of Korean test kit controversy 12/07/2020 08:53am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. The former head of procurement for the Maryland Department of Health said he was forced into retirement without explanation, months after Pandemic-weary nature lovers flock to DC's little-known Kingman and Heritage islands 12/03/2020 04:02am • (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384';cnx.cmd.push(function() {cnx({playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: '9487718c-a8ac-4bb8-bdb2-5119716341c4' }).render("537615366790e387");}); Kingman and Heritage islands, which are p Montgomery County issuing PPE kits in hard-hit neighborhoods 12/02/2020 10:41pm • Montgomery County, Maryland, plans to issue some 4,000 coronavirus kits with personal protective equipment in the parts of the county the virus has hit the hardest. Kits will contain hand sanitizer, alcohol wipes, gloves, tissues, masks, non-contact thermometers and batteries. The supplies wil An Oregon mink farm has reported a COVID-19 outbreak 11/28/2020 07:09pm • An Oregon mink farm has reported an outbreak of coronavirus among mink and farmworkers. Ten mink samples submitted all came back positive for coronavirus, the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) said in a news release on Friday. The farm has been placed under quarantine, meaning "no animal or How hospitals in different parts of the country are grappling with COVID-19 11/25/2020 09:36am • Hospitals in at least 25 states face a critical shortage of nurses, doctors and other staff amid the surging coronavirus pandemic, according to recent research from Stat News. Thanks to therapeutics and lessons from the spring, hospitals are able to save more lives. But as the number of cases As COVID-19 cases surge, health care workers say PPE is still a struggle 11/24/2020 05:11pm • As the country grapples with surging coronavirus cases, some hospitals, clinics and nursing facilities are still struggling to maintain adequate supplies of personal protective equipment. After international supply chains were severely disrupted early in the pandemic, st