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All Giant Food pharmacies now offering COVID-19 vaccine 04/02/2021 12:35pm • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. All 152 Giant Food pharmacies in D.C. region are now offering the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents. Since late 2020 Giant ha Fully vaccinated can travel again, says new CDC guidance 04/02/2021 11:43am • NEW YORK (AP) — Add travel to the activities vaccinated Americans can enjoy again, according to new U.S. guidance issued Friday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its guidance to say fully vaccinated people can travel within the U.S. without getting tested for the coronavir Restaurants anxious for fans to come, team to play at Nationals Park again 04/02/2021 07:22am • Restaurants eagerly awaiting the return of fans at Nationals Park in D.C. will have to wait a little longer after Opening Day was delayed due to positive COVID-19 cases within the team. But they remain hopeful that they will soon see a much-needed spike in business. “It’s pivotal to the busin How a DC-area business owner uses ice cream, social media to support community 04/02/2021 06:01am • When Victoria Lai, owner of D.C.-area dessert shop Ice Cream Jubilee, first learned a gunman killed eight people at three Atlanta-area spas last month, she became saddened at the realization of another mass shooting. Shortly thereafter, Lai recalled reading that one of the police officers said th General guidance is to avoid mixing-and-matching 2-dose COVID-19 vaccines 04/01/2021 06:42pm • A D.C.-area woman who told WTOP she got two different COVID-19 vaccines called the newsroom upset, and wondering how important it is that both doses match. The general consensus is that they should — if possible. The consensus in the scientific community is that there hasn't been enough time to All Marylanders can now preregister for vaccine; next mass vaccine sites announced 04/01/2021 06:33pm • Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said Thursday the state is opening up COVID-19 vaccine registration to all Marylanders and anticipates being able to offer them shots ahead of a previously announced April 27 date. "As of today, every single Marylander who wants a COVID-19 vaccine can now preregister for 'Soul-crushing': Nats Park sits empty after coronavirus concerns delay opening day 04/01/2021 06:13pm • The Nationals' Opening Day game against the Mets has been postponed due to coronavirus concerns, the team announced Thursday just before noon. The news comes one day after the Nationals reported that one player had tested positive for COVID-19, and four others were quarantining. Both teams are PHOTOS: Take a peek into Maryland's FEMA-run mobile vaccination units 04/01/2021 05:29pm • Maryland is the site of one of the U.S.’ first Federal Emergency Management Agency’s coronavirus mobile vaccination units, and health officials got a chance to tour one of  two facilities set up along the Eastern Shore. Representatives from the Maryland National Guard, the Maryland Emer What will cold, blustery weather mean for DC's cherry blossoms? 04/01/2021 03:50pm • Cherry blossom trees are seen during peak bloom along the National Mall beneath the Washington Monument in downtown Washington, D.C. on March 29, 2021. (WTOP/Alejandro Alvarez) Thanks to warmer-than-expected temperatures last weekend, D.C.'s cherry blossoms popped out ahead of schedule and swath Gov. Northam submits amendment allowing Prince William Co. to create its own heath department 04/01/2021 03:48pm • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. Gov. Ralph Northam is backing a push by Prince William County, Manassas and Manassas Park to locally administer health services. N DC DMV opening more appointments 04/01/2021 02:38pm • Getting an appointment at the DMV will probably never be described as "fun," but D.C. is trying to make it easier. "DC DMV continues to release additional appointments to the public," public information officer James Miller told WTOP in an email. He said a weekly average of about 6,000 new app A snapshot of DC-area COVID-19 cases and deaths as restrictions loosen 04/01/2021 02:27pm • Across Maryland, Virginia and D.C. the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths Thursday are up over Wednesday and in most cases, exceed their seven-day running average. Here's a breakdown. Maryland Maryland reported 7,585 new COVID-19 cases since March 26, with a seven-day running average of new cases Need help finding COVID-19 vaccine? Prince George's Co. library launches 'vaccine hunter' hotline 04/01/2021 01:57pm • The Prince George's County, Maryland, Library System is now offering a way to get people linked to a COVID-19 vaccine appointment. The "vaccine hunter" hotline is offered Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. The hotline number is 240-392-3622. Nicholas Brown, the library system's chief How monoclonal antibodies are helping treat COVID-19 04/01/2021 01:50pm • This content is sponsored by MedStar Washington Hospital Center.  The use of monoclonal antibody therapy has helped treat many diseases – and thanks to the work of scientists and medical professionals, COVID-19 is one of them. Monoclonal antibodies are laboratory-produced molecules that ac Northam: All in Va. eligible for COVID-19 vaccine April 18 04/01/2021 12:16pm • Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced on Thursday that every Virginian over age 16 will be eligible to get the COVID-19 vaccine by April 18. “This news comes as nearly every Virginian in the highest risk groups who has pre-registered for a vaccination appointment has received one, and those sti