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Montgomery Co. Council to review mask policy Tuesday; vaccine passport not coming 'anytime soon' 02/14/2022 04:20pm • Council members in Montgomery County, Maryland, aren't expected to reconsider a proposal to require proof of vaccination at restaurants, bars and fitness centers "anytime soon," according to council President Gabe Albornoz. Albornoz commented during a Monday morning briefing when he was asked abo Falls Church City allows parents to opt students out from masking 02/14/2022 03:12pm • On Monday, a policy went into effect in the Falls Church City, Virginia, public schools to allow parents to opt their children out of masking requirements on school property. In a letter sent to the school community last week, FCPS Superintendent Dr. Peter J. Noonan attributed the change in mask Maryland to lift mask requirement for state buildings 02/14/2022 01:03pm • Starting next week, employees and visitors in state buildings in Maryland will no longer have to wear face masks as COVID-19 rates continue to drop, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced Monday. The new mask guidance for state buildings and leased space in public or shared buildings goes into effec A 'mom scream' invites pandemic-stressed parents to let it all out 02/14/2022 12:34pm • ▶ Watch Video: Two years into the pandemic, many moms resort to screaming On a bitter cold Sunday morning just outside New York City, a group of women – all moms, many strangers to one another – gathered for their very first group scream. Jessica Kline, the publisher of Macaroni Prince Charles' wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, also has COVID-19 02/14/2022 07:58am • ▶ Watch Video: Prince Charles tests positive for COVID London — Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall and the future Queen Consort of the U.K., has tested positive for COVID-19 and is self-isolating, the royal family said on Monday. The news came four days after Camilla's husband, heir Arlington Public Schools launch COVID test-to-stay program 02/13/2022 08:30pm • Arlington public school students who are unvaccinated and have been in close contact with someone with COVID-19 will need to take a coronavirus test in order to stay at school. The new policy, starting on Feb. 14, comes as the school system takes part in the Virginia Department of Health’s Test Virginia to launch mobile COVID testing program after closing community testing sites 02/13/2022 04:20am • The Virginia Department of Health recently announced plans to close community coronavirus testing centers across the state, citing a steep decline in demand and the availability of PCR and rapid antigen tests in the private sector and through government programs. Community testing sites in Fairfa Frederick Co. mask mandate no longer in effect as COVID metrics improve 02/12/2022 01:25pm • Masks are no longer required in Frederick County, Maryland, under the board of health mandate as COVID-19 case numbers drop. As of Saturday, the COVID-19 case rate in Frederick County has fallen below 20 per 100,000 people. This was the threshold set by the Frederick County Board of Health. Be 'Boosterama' aims to bring vaccines to places 'convenient' to Montgomery County residents 02/11/2022 10:39pm • If you haven't gotten your booster yet and need to go to the mall, you can do both at Westfield Wheaton in Montgomery County, Maryland. "Boosterama" is on Feb. 19 from 1 to 4 p.m. and it has everything -- booster shots, first doses for adults and children 12 and older, and no appointment needed. ACLU argues Va. governor's order to make masks optional compromises students' rights 02/11/2022 05:53pm • Immunocompromised kids have a right to stay safe at school. That's the argument in a new filing asking a federal judge to block Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin's order to lose masks in the classroom, claiming it violates students' civil rights. The ACLU of Virginia is asking a federal judge to issue Montgomery Co. schools announces religious vaccine exemption for spring athletes 02/11/2022 01:12pm • Montgomery County, Maryland, Public School student-athletes who participate in spring sports can bypass the school system's COVID-19 vaccination requirement if they object on the basis of their religious beliefs. In a release Friday, MCPS Athletics attributed the updated guidance to their county' Alexandria school employees could get pay hike 02/11/2022 10:26am • Teachers and other public school employees could be taking more home in their paychecks in Alexandria, Virginia. The Alexandria City School Board approved the $345.8 million budget for fiscal year 2023 on Thursday. Alexandria City Public Schools said the budget is focused on paying staff more, Md.-based Novavax says COVID-19 vaccine effective in teens 02/11/2022 09:48am • Gaithersburg, Maryland-based Novavax will supplement its global regulatory filings for its COVID-19 vaccine with new data that shows its vaccine is effective for protecting teenagers. Novavax said it achieved 80% efficacy in adolescents aged 12 through 17 in clinical trials across 73 sites in the She Also Served: A woman veteran spotlight with Cassie Wells 02/11/2022 09:36am • This content is sponsored by American Military University. Cassie Wells, who grew up in a small town in Oregon, had big ambitions early in life, deciding right after high school that she “needed to do something more.” "I was working two or three jobs and I really wasn't happy,” Wells sa Super Bowl food favorites cost more to prepare this year 02/11/2022 09:30am • Calling an audible is part of any football game — fans planning on making Super Bowl food favorites may need to make game-day decisions, thanks to inflation and food supply shortages. Bottom line: You'll likely pay more this year to prepare your family-famous Championship Chili or Mean Green Gu