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Hundreds of DC Fire and EMS workers file for COVID vaccination exemption 09/21/2021 09:43am • Of the 475 religious exemption requests for the COVID-19 vaccine so far filed with D.C., the vast majority — 419 — have come from those in fire and EMS, according to City Administrator Kevin Donahue. "None have been denied thus far," Donahue said. "They're all going under the deliberation and Review paints dire picture of Virginia Employment Commission 09/21/2021 06:02am • RICHMOND, Va. — A review has found persistent problems at the Virginia Employment Commission since the pandemic began. According to a presentation to lawmakers Monday, the agency is still swamped with backlogged claims, its call centers are underperforming and serious staffing problems persist. What Are Food Stamps and How Do I Access Them? 09/21/2021 12:00am • Millions of Americans receive support from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, to purchase healthy food. SNAP benefits, also commonly called food stamps, act as a safety net for low-income households during personal challenges like a job loss and national economic crises like th Montgomery Co. database: 80% of employees vaccinated, but some still not reporting status 09/20/2021 08:17pm • Montgomery County, Maryland's COVID-19 database now includes the number of county employees who reported they've been vaccinated. According to County Executive Marc Elrich, the data shows that over 80% of the county workforce has been vaccinated -- and that among those, 90% are fully vaccinated. Alexandria parents urged to ensure kids observe health protocols outside class 09/20/2021 07:23pm • Parents of Alexandria, Virginia, students are being asked to limit their children's activities and ensure safe practices on and off school grounds to help communities still struggling with the pandemic. During a virtual town hall on Monday, Alexandria City Public Schools' superintendent said keep Anne Arundel schools to require COVID vaccine or tests for staff, student athletes 09/20/2021 06:02pm • Anne Arundel County, Maryland, Schools Superintendent George Arlotto announced Monday that, starting Nov. 22, all public school employees and high school student-athletes will be required to certify vaccination for COVID-19 or undergo weekly testing. “We still need to finalize some parts of the Montgomery Co. outlines plans for vaccinating children younger than 12 against COVID-19 09/20/2021 04:45pm • Health officials in Montgomery County, Maryland, are working to make sure the county can begin to administer COVID-19 vaccines to children younger than 12 as soon as the Food and Drug Administration approves their use. Dr. James Bridgers, the county's acting chief health officer, told members of Fairfax Co.'s mobile COVID-19 testing lab plans stops at 4 locations 09/20/2021 04:31pm • Fairfax County, Virginia’s Health Department will roll out its mobile COVID-19 testing lab starting Tuesday. It will begin in Clifton, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Little Rocky Run HOA Recreation Center, 6201 Sandstone Way. The mobile clinics will provide rapid COVID-19 tests, as well as PCR No dances, but other homecoming festivities to continue in Anne Arundel Co. schools 09/20/2021 03:42pm • There won't be any homecoming dances in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, public schools this fall. However, the school system said that there will be other traditional homecoming celebrations. Events still going on as scheduled include the "Spirit Week" activities, parades, pep rallies in school Cats share many ailments with humans — and they could share cures 09/20/2021 03:36pm • Final test results aren't in yet on the nine big cats at the Smithsonian National Zoo that tested "presumptive positive" for COVID-19 last Friday, but a zoo spokeswoman said on Monday that the tigers are less affected and the lions still have symptoms including decreased appetite, coughing, sneezing All DC public, private school staff must be vaccinated, Bowser says 09/20/2021 03:33pm • All D.C. schools workers will need to be vaccinated against the coronavirus by November, Mayor Muriel Bowser said Monday, removing the option to submit to regular testing. The requirement includes public and private schools, as well as day care staff, bus drivers, security staff and coaches. T Lawsuit challenges Md. university system's vaccine mandate 09/20/2021 03:07pm • A lawsuit challenging the University System of Maryland's COVID-19 vaccine mandate was filed last week in U.S. District Court in Baltimore. The lawsuit -- which was brought by two college students and a state employee -- states that the requirement that all students, faculty and staff get vaccina Doc involved in Pfizer trials confident vaccine will be approved for younger children 09/20/2021 11:16am • Anxiety levels are high in some households where children are back in classrooms. In some areas of the country, COVID-19 infections among children have spiked. Pfizer's announcement that its vaccine works well with children between 5 and 11 years old, and the company's plan to seek authorization COVID cases forcing hospitals to ration care is unfair and unacceptable, expert says 09/20/2021 01:36am • With the spread of the Delta variant and lagging vaccination rates, Covid-19 cases have strained many hospitals across the US -- which one expert called unfair and unacceptable. Montana's health care system is under that strain, including St. Peter's Health in Helena, which is operating under cri 6 Common College Admissions Myths 09/20/2021 12:00am • When applying to college, many students think they know which strategies will help them attract the attention -- in a good way -- of admissions officers. But there's often a gap between perception and reality about what actually matters, and what matters most, when it comes to grades, test scores,