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Montgomery Co. offers free rides to COVID-19 vaccination, testing sites for seniors, people with disabilities 10/08/2021 07:22pm • Montgomery County, Maryland, is getting the word out about a way for the elderly and those with disabilities to catch a free ride if they're in need to get to and from a COVID-19 vaccination or testing location. Action, Anytime and Regency/Barwood taxi companies are partnering with the county to More Prince George's County renters are getting financial help, but backlog has many frustrated 10/08/2021 06:14pm • Renters facing eviction are getting help in Prince George's County, which leads Maryland in getting federal emergency rental assistance dollars out of the door. But frustration is growing among the 7,000 applicants who are still waiting for their funds to go through the system. Prince George's Co DC officials anticipate improvement in school virus testing program, detail child services referrals 10/08/2021 03:02pm • Days after passing legislation aimed at expanding virtual learning flexibility in D.C. public and charter schools, council members on Friday were updated on school testing procedures and learned how many parents have been referred to the city's child services agency because they're not sending kids Catastrophe averted: National Zoo's lions and tigers recover from COVID-19 10/08/2021 11:01am • Catastrophe averted: The Smithsonian's National Zoo lions and tigers are back to eating and behaving normally after a COVID-19 diagnosis in mid-September, the zoo said Friday. After the initial positive COVID-19 results, a follow-up test showed "undetermined" results from eight lion and tiger fec Home care for older adults increased during COVID, but direct care workers remain hard to find 10/08/2021 06:15am • Getty Images This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. The coronavirus pandemic has changed the way some older people and their relatives think about long-term care for tho Study finds violence, injury against adolescents most likely occurs at home, rose during pandemic 10/08/2021 12:30am • A new study finds more than half of all violence-related injuries sustained by adolescents are linked to family members, with the most likely location where it happened at home. Researchers with Johns Hopkins Children's Center in Baltimore looked at data concerning visits to its emergency departm Helping Your Child Overcome School Anxiety 10/08/2021 12:00am • Children are incredibly resilient. They are capable of working through challenges and bouncing back from difficulties. Even with the transition back to school in the midst of the global COVID-19 pandemic, most children will feel an initial mixture of excitement and jitters, and they'll ultimately a Mayor extends DC's COVID-19 public emergency to 2022 10/07/2021 11:35pm • D.C.'s public emergency, which gives the city's government the power to provide COVID-19 guidance, has been extended to 2022, according to a new Mayor's order released Thursday. The public emergency was set to expire Friday, but will now continue through Jan. 7, 2022. More D.C. News Honoree: Anne Kress 10/07/2021 09:00pm • Don’t count Anne Kress as one of Greater Washington’s many pandemic presidents for a higher education institution. She, after all, had started a full two months before Covid hit. But starting her role as the sixth president of Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) in January 2020 still ha Psychiatrist offers tips for dealing with COVID-19 as it shifts from 'pandemic' to 'endemic' 10/07/2021 08:23pm • There's great diversity in the degree to which COVID-19 has impacted people's lives related to deaths, jobs and disruptions. But a Northern Virginia psychiatrist says the timeline for pulling out of the pandemic is showing promise. "What we're talking about today is the transition from a pandemic 'We'll be prepared': Hogan says Maryland ready for more boosters, vaccine approval for children 10/07/2021 04:32pm • Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said the state will be ready to administer more booster shots and vaccinate children between the ages of 5 and 11 once the federal government gives the go-ahead. Federal approval for the boosters and vaccines for younger children is expected to arrive in the next few wee National alliance urges support for mental health groups amid pandemic, staff shortages 10/07/2021 03:40pm • Students from the George Mason University's psychiatric nurse practitioner program pose at last year's NAMIWalks Your Way: A United Day of Hope. (Courtesy Megan Souza) Between the stresses of the pandemic and a nationwide shortage of health care workers, mental health advocacy groups say they ne DC, Md., Va. food stamp recipients to retain access to emergency funds through October 10/07/2021 02:22pm • Recipients of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits in Maryland and Virginia are now set to retain access to emergency funds made available during the pandemic through at least the end of the year. During the pandemic, the U.S. Department of Agriculture created a waiver so tha Maryland comptroller reinstates mask mandate in agency buildings 10/07/2021 12:40pm • Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot has reinstated a mask mandate for employees and visitors at several Maryland state agency buildings. The mandate, which takes effect Thursday, applies to the Louis L. Goldstein Treasury Building, the Revenue Administration Building, the Annapolis Data Center, t DC student athletes need to get 1st COVID-19 dose by Saturday to play 10/07/2021 07:03am • Student athletes in D.C. are running out of time to get their first coronavirus vaccine dose in order to meet a the District's vaccine mandate deadline. Saturday is the last day students can get their first COVID-19 dose and still be eligible to play on Monday, Nov. 1. More D.C. Public