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DC Council calls special session on vaccine mandate 02/16/2022 01:32pm • The D.C. Council is scheduled to hold a special session Friday to debate and vote on a bill that would reinstate the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for businesses in the District. News of the council's special session comes a day after Mayor Muriel Bowser's requirement that District businesses check th ‘We can’t live in a bubble’: DC honors COVID-19 pandemic volunteers 02/16/2022 01:16pm • COVID-19 hit D.C. resident Wanda Newman hard — not the coronavirus itself, but the effects of isolation and living in a frightened community. “Honestly, it was not good for my mental or physical health,” Newman said Wednesday morning, during an event to thank those who have volunteered duri Montgomery Co. libraries to resume Sunday hours 02/15/2022 11:57pm • Book lovers in Montgomery County, Maryland — rejoice! Montgomery County Public Libraries will resume its Sunday operating hours starting on Feb. 27. "Our library system and employees have been an invaluable asset to our COVID response and recovery efforts over the last two years," Montgomery Vaccine, mask mandates lifted for Capitals and Wizards games 02/15/2022 09:45pm • Vaccine, mask mandates lifted for Capitals and Wizards games originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington   D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced in her COVID-19 Situational Update on Monday that indoor sports arenas such as Capital One Arena will no longer be required to verify the vacc 7 Signs Your N95 Mask Is Fake 02/15/2022 07:00pm • Not all masks are created equal.Since the coronavirus pandemic hit in March 2020, Americans have become well acquainted with public health advisories that encourage washing your hands, practicing physical distancing and wearing a mask in public.While a simple, reusable cotton mask offers some protec 10 Job Search Tips for College Seniors 02/15/2022 07:00pm • As a college senior, the process of applying for postgraduate jobs can look different depending on what industry you're hoping to enter. Jobs related to consulting, financial services and technology, for example, typically hire earlier in the school year than most. Students often need to apply the s Youngkin's mask-mandate ban a vote away from becoming law next month 02/15/2022 06:45pm • An amendment to a Virginia bill banning mask mandates in schools is just a vote away from taking effect sooner rather than later. The Virginia Senate on Tuesday approved Gov. Glenn Youngkin's amendment to SB739, which allows parents "to elect for child to not wear a mask while on school property Nats’ Ryan Zimmerman retires 02/15/2022 05:05pm • Ryan Zimmerman, the first player drafted by the Washington Nationals when they moved to D.C. in 2005, has retired. “We have won together, lost together, and, honestly, grown up together,” Zimmerman told D.C. fans in a statement signed “Employee No. 11” – for his uniform number – and i DC COVID-19 vaccine portal taken down after sending people wrong records 02/15/2022 04:37pm • DC Health has taken down its vaccination portal after the system sent people the wrong vaccination records. As first reported by NBC Washington, there is no word on how many incorrect records were sent. A DC Health spokesperson said the department is aware that a small number of residents have DC Council member drafts emergency bill to reinstate vaccine check after Bowser lifts it 02/15/2022 03:19pm • Ward 1 D.C. Council member Brianne Nadeau said Tuesday that she has drafted an emergency bill to reinstate the requirement that District businesses check the vaccine status of patrons, one day after D.C. Muriel Bowser lifted it. She also said she plans to ask Council Chairman Phil Mendelson for a Montgomery Co. to let mask mandate expire Feb. 21 as planned; masks in schools still TBD 02/15/2022 02:24pm • Officials in Montgomery County, Maryland, are planning to let a countywide indoor mask mandate expire Feb. 21 as the COVID-19 omicron surge ebbs across the region. The mask mandate, which was issued by the county council acting as the board of health, has largely been in place since early August Mask rule for Anne Arundel Co. buildings ends next week 02/15/2022 01:54pm • Masks will no longer be required inside Anne Arundel County buildings starting next week. The change takes effect Feb. 22, when a similar change affecting all Maryland state facilities begins. “With case counts, hospitalizations and positivity rate falling, and with one of the most vaccinate DC corrections department settles lawsuit over COVID-19 protections 02/15/2022 12:01pm • The D.C. Department of Corrections on Monday agreed to implement a package of COVID-19 protections as part of a settlement of a class-action lawsuit brought by prisoners at the D.C. Jail. The ACLU of the District of Columbia, one of the parties that filed the suit, said in a statement Tuesday tha DC businesses won't need to check for proof of vaccine; mask requirements getting dialed back 02/14/2022 06:17pm • D.C. is lifting its requirement that city businesses check patrons for proof of vaccination against COVID-19 starting Tuesday, Mayor Muriel Bowser said. Businesses can choose to keep vaccination requirements in place. "We are in a much better place now," Bowser said during a Monday briefing. Va. House passes ban on mask mandates in schools 02/14/2022 04:36pm • The Virginia House on Monday followed the lead of the Senate and passed a ban on mask mandates in commonwealth schools. By a party-line vote of 52-48, the House passed SB739, which allows parents of students to “elect for child to not wear a mask while on school property,” even if it violate