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DC workers face discipline for not getting vaccinated 11/12/2021 01:40pm • D.C. officials outlined the punishments facing city workers who don't comply with the District's COVID-19 vaccine mandate during a call with members of the D.C. Council Friday. City Administrator Kevin Donahue said D.C. has to follow the discipline process laid out in the various contracts with c Where children ages 5 to 11 can get a COVID vaccine in the DC region 11/12/2021 12:00pm • Children ages 5 to 11 can finally be inoculated against COVID-19, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) making a lower-dose Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine available to millions of kids nationwide via pharmacies, county-run clinics and other health providers. Federal officials on Tuesda 50 ways to improve your finances in 2022 11/12/2021 10:30am • Money resolutions for 2022 Entering 2022, consumers are facing sustained high rates of inflation, possible changes to the tax code and a struggling supply chain. Amid these challenges, and taking into account the last two years of crisis, it may be more important than ever that individuals and fa Md. child care providers still in 'survival mode,' parents wait for child care aid 11/12/2021 09:37am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. With 751 fewer child care providers in Maryland 18 months after the COVID-19 pandemic forced many to close or scale back, providers say t Should You Buy Nvidia (NVDA)? 3 Pros, 3 Cons 11/12/2021 12:00am • Should investors buy Nvidia stock?Nvidia Corp. (ticker: NVDA) designs and manufactures computer graphics processors and related computing technology. Founded in 1993, Nvidia went public in 1999. In the early 2000s, it struck key deals to place its chips in Xboxes and PlayStations. Today, Nvidia's gr Montgomery Co. schools to begin COVID-19 'test-to-stay' pilot next week 11/11/2021 11:16pm • After backtracking on the start of a program designed to reduce student quarantines, the public school system in Montgomery County, Maryland, says its "test-to-stay" pilot will begin next week. Montgomery County Public Schools conceived its "test-to-stay" program to allow students who are exposed Charles Co. schools unveil 3-year plan to help students fill pandemic learning gaps 11/11/2021 08:52pm • After the COVID-19 pandemic kept children out of the classroom for most of the last two years, the school district in Charles County, Maryland, plans to help students fill in some of the gaps in their education. At a board of education meeting Tuesday, Charles County Public Schools representative Loudoun Co. pharmacy gives wrong COVID-19 dosage to kids 11/11/2021 12:05pm • Parents of roughly 100 children have been advised to talk to their pediatricians after their children received a potentially lower-than-recommended dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at a Loudoun County, Virginia, pharmacy last week. The pharmacy gave the children a low dose of the adult version of the va Freezing Thanksgiving pies and boiling beans: How Americans are coping with rising prices 11/11/2021 06:00am • Though Thanksgiving is still two weeks away, Travis Moffatt and his fiancée, Britnie Walston, have already purchased three apple pies for their family dinner and socked them away in the freezer. The Baltimore couple wanted to make sure they could secure the dessert before grocery prices rise any High risk of measles outbreak after 22 million babies missed vaccine in 2020 11/10/2021 07:51pm • During the coronavirus pandemic last year, 22 million infants did not get their measles vaccine, according to data from the World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. As a result, the two health agencies are warning of an increased risk of a measles outbreak. Montgomery Co. Executive urges caution as COVID-19 transmission rates tick upward 11/10/2021 06:09pm • Montgomery County, Maryland, Executive Marc Elrich wants county residents to wear masks indoors, even though the mask mandate is not in effect. In his Wednesday afternoon briefing, Elrich noted that the county's COVID-19 transmission rate had hit the "substantial range" for the second day in a ro Hesitant about getting your kid a COVID shot due to side effects? This doctor says don't worry 11/10/2021 11:20am • Some parents have expressed hesitation about getting their children vaccinated against the coronavirus, and after experiencing symptoms themselves, they’re nervous how their child might react. But a doctor, who oversaw one of the trials for Pfizer, said there’s no need to worry. “I’ve Pandemic-era changes to DC voting might soon become permanent 11/10/2021 05:47am • Voting by mail may be here to stay in the District, if new legislation introduced by the city council goes through. The Elections Modernization Amendment Act of 2021, sponsored by Ward 6 council member Charles Allen and co-sponsored by six other members, would make permanent many voting changes i How Colleges Are Bridging the Digital Divide 11/10/2021 12:00am • When the coronavirus pandemic forced campuses to shut down abruptly in March 2020, colleges and universities scrambled to move courses online -- in turn bringing to light an existing digital divide in education. Many students went from being able to access on-campus computer labs and other technolo Howard Co. announces $2 million investment to aid in school bus driver retention, hiring 11/09/2021 05:55pm • Howard County, Maryland, Executive Calvin Ball announced the commitment of $2 million in American Rescue Plan funds to aid in bus driver retention and hiring. In a video statement, Ball acknowledged the impact of nearly 100 school bus routes and service interruptions throughout the county on Mond