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Audit praises DC's pandemic data, but finds gaps in school information 08/16/2021 01:47pm • The D.C. auditor is urging city officials to release even more data on COVID-19-related deaths and coronavirus cases in the city's schools, and to initiate a comprehensive review of the District's COVID-19 pandemic response to create a record of "what worked and what should be done differently in th DC to require health care workers to get COVID-19 vaccines 08/16/2021 01:31pm • All D.C. health care workers are required to get vaccinated against COVID-19 by the end of September. Dr. LaQuandra Nesbitt, director of DC Health, announced at a briefing Monday that all health care workers have to have the first shot of a two-shot vaccine, or a single dose of the Johnson & Jiffy Lube Live will require COVID-19 vaccines or negative tests 08/16/2021 01:22pm • 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. Jiffy Lube Live will soon require concert-goers to show proof they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or have received a negative test Working from home? You’re not working as much as you think 08/16/2021 11:04am • Professionals with typical desk jobs who are now working from home need breaks from their computer screens, but when asked how much time they spend on those breaks during a typical work day, most at-home workers aren’t aware of how much time they’re not working. The average answer, according Some Fairfax County drivers will see their car tax bills go up 08/16/2021 10:54am • Some drivers in Fairfax County, Virginia, are going to see their car tax bills go up, and the county government says it's because of the pandemic. About 12% of county residents will see their personal property tax bills rise compared to last year, with an average increase of $25 for cars valued a Why is COVID-19 less severe in children? 08/16/2021 04:00am • You hear more now about kids getting sick with COVID-19, but a Maryland pediatrician believes it's only because the Delta variant is so contagious. All evidence thus far suggests the more contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus impacts children and adults the same way as SARS-CoV-2, the origi Immunocompromised and Getting the COVID-19 Vaccine 08/16/2021 12:00am • COVID-19 vaccination is safe, and everyone should take advantage of whatever level of protection it offers, experts agree. However, when your immune system is compromised, the vaccine may not work as well. People with weakened immune systems due to certain types of cancer treatment and transplant r How the recall election against California Gavin Newsom will work 08/15/2021 07:24pm • ▶ Watch Video: CBS News poll: California's vaccinated say unvaccinated are adding risk Democrats dominate politics in California and no Republican has won statewide since 2006. But the upcoming recall election on September 14 is presenting a serious political challenge to gained tracti CBS News poll: California's vaccinated say unvaccinated are adding risk 08/15/2021 05:25pm • ▶ Watch Video: CBS News poll: California's vaccinated say unvaccinated are adding risk As Californians express widespread concern about the Delta variant, they overwhelmingly say the state's recent rise in cases was preventable, had more people gotten vaccinated and taken more precaut Virginia Task Force One heads to Haiti to search for quake survivors 08/15/2021 02:51pm • After Saturday’s devastating earthquake in Haiti that left hundreds dead, team members from Virginia Task Force One Urban Search and Rescue got word they might be going, so they got ready for deployment. Now, they’re on the way as part of the United States Agency for International Development 'It's nice to be back': Crowds welcome back Montgomery County Agricultural Fair 08/15/2021 08:10am • The Montgomery County Agricultural Fair was canceled last year due to the coronavirus pandemic, but on Saturday crowds were happy to be back to the Gaithersburg fairgrounds. "Basically after a year in the pandemic I thought that we should get out a little bit," said Claudia Barrera, who was enjoy Sandy Point State Park hosts free vaccination event this weekend 08/14/2021 11:13pm • If you're heading to Sandy Point State Park this weekend, you'll have a chance to get vaccinated as part of Maryland’s GoVAX Summer Tour. The event is a partnership between the Maryland Department of Natural Resources and the Maryland Department of Health aimed at offering visitors opportunitie Federal agents in Tennessee seized thousands of counterfeit vaccination cards 08/14/2021 05:25pm • US Customs and Border Protection officers in Memphis, Tennessee, have seized thousands of fake Covid-19 vaccination cards so far this year. "Every night" officers are seizing shipments from Shenzhen, China, headed to New Orleans, Louisiana, containing dozens of blank counterfeit vaccination cards Canada to require COVID-19 vaccine for travelers 08/14/2021 04:30pm • ▶ Watch Video: COVID vaccine mandates "gaining momentum" as U.S. cases and hospitalizations rise The government of Canada announced Friday that it will require COVID-19 vaccination as early as September for all federal employees, as well as all commercial air travelers, passengers on t Judge orders U.S. to reinstate 'Remain in Mexico' asylum policy 08/14/2021 04:25pm • ▶ Watch Video: Migrant apprehensions at U.S. border hit 21-year high A federal judge in Texas directed the Biden administration on Friday to reinstate the Trump-era policy of requiring asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico for their U.S. court hearings, saying the program was illegally term