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Blues bar Madam's Organ asks DC for OK to reopen with vaccine passports 04/21/2021 07:17am • The owner of the popular Madam's Organ blues bar and restaurant in Adams Morgan said he has asked D.C.'s mayor for permission to fully reopen by requiring every person in the club to provide proof of vaccination against COVID-19. "We're not asking for a government-mandated vaccine passport," wrot Md. health department hires adviser to focus on vaccination of underserved Prince George’s residents 04/20/2021 02:48pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. The Maryland Department of Health has hired an adviser to support efforts in vaccinating vulnerable and underserved communities in Prince Ge Montgomery Co. to allow in-person graduations with restrictions 04/20/2021 01:43pm • Montgomery County, Maryland, high school seniors will be able to enjoy in-person graduation ceremonies this year. On Tuesday morning, the County Council approved a measure that will allow such ceremonies, but with restrictions. In a unanimous vote, members approved outdoor ceremonies limited to 5 Otters test positive for COVID-19 at Georgia Aquarium 04/20/2021 06:54am • ▶ Watch Video: Concerns about coronavirus transmission between humans and animals Even animals at the aquarium cannot escape the pandemic unscathed. A group of otters has tested positive for COVID-19, but they are expected to make a "full recovery." The Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta a Northam raises limits on attendance at school performances 04/20/2021 06:06am • School play attendance is about to get bigger: Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is increasing the pandemic-era attendance limits for performance events like musicals and concerts following criticism from parents and students. At a news conference Monday, Northam said the spectator cap for school perfo Montgomery Co. on graduations, rent relief; bad news on vaccine doses 04/19/2021 05:31pm • Leadership of the Montgomery County Council in Maryland spoke about new rental assistance and coronavirus-related rules for graduations at a briefing Monday. Council President Tom Hucker announced the third phase of the county’s COVID Rent Relief program, thanks to money from the American Rescu Mass vaccination site set to open inside Tysons Corner mall 04/19/2021 05:11pm • On Tuesday, a mass vaccination center will open inside Tysons Corner Center in Virginia. Set up inside the old Lord & Taylor store, the Fairfax County clinic will have the capacity to administer 3,000 shots a day. “Please get vaccinated,” Gov. Ralph Northam said during a Monday tour Marymount to offer 1-day COVID-19 vaccine clinic for students, staff and faculty on campus 04/19/2021 03:08pm • Marymount University will be offering the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to all students, staff and faculty on campus Wednesday in Arlington, Virginia. In a news release, the school said the effort arose as part of Gov. Ralph Northam's recommendations. Everyone 16 and older became eligible to be vaccina Vaccine production halts at Baltimore factory 04/19/2021 02:29pm • A key contract manufacturer for Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine has stopped making bulk vaccine substance and is retaining what’s already been made at its Baltimore Bayview factory while U.S. regulators continue inspecting it due to quality problems. The news was disclosed Monday in DC health officials reject church's request for 'COVID-immune' seating section 04/19/2021 12:58pm • A request from a D.C. church for a "COVID-immune" section for fully vaccinated parishioners that would have allowed more than 300 people to gather without social distancing requirements has been rejected by D.C. health officials. The request was submitted by Capitol Hill Baptist Church, asking fo DC opens walk-in COVID-19 vaccine sites for seniors 04/19/2021 07:42am • Starting Monday, D.C. residents 65 and older can get COVID-19 vaccines at walk-up sites across the District without making an appointment in advance. Mayor Muriel Bowser and D.C. Health director Dr. LaQuandra Nesbitt said in a statement that each of the walk-up sites can take up to 30 people a da More students in Charles, Montgomery counties head back to class 04/19/2021 05:31am • Charles County Public Schools in Maryland will head into Phase 4 of its COVID-19 reopening plan on Monday morning, with 5,800 students from prekindergarten through 12th grade returning to classrooms. Returning students will take part in in-person learning on a rotating schedule for two days a wee Most Americans take a wait-and-see approach with ticketed events during COVID-19 04/19/2021 04:23am • As COVID-19 restrictions are easing and more Americans are getting vaccinated, only 1 in 6 U.S. adults is currently holding tickets to an upcoming live event, according to a Bankrate.com survey. "For all that we’ve been hearing about pent-up demand and revenge spending, the vast majority of Ame Author shares coping tips for women during COVID-19 pandemic 04/19/2021 04:17am • Women lost one million more jobs than men over the last year during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. To make matters worse, more than 40% of women are the primary breadwinner in their home. For women of color, that number jumps to over 68%. It's been a c Tenleytown Z-Burger offers free fries with COVID-19 vaccine card 04/18/2021 06:13pm • The owner of Z-Burger in Tenleytown wants to incentivize customers to get vaccinated for COVID-19 -- so much so that he’s giving away free food. For all of April, Z-Burger owner Peter Tabibian said he will give his customers free small fries when they show their vaccine card at his Tenleytown l