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Montgomery Co. officials want mass vaccination site, press state on vaccine doses 02/09/2021 04:35pm • Montgomery County officials are calling for the state of Maryland to establish a COVID-19 mass vaccination site in the county amid "significant concerns" about how the state is allocating a still extremely limited supply of shots. County Health Officer Dr. Travis Gayles, who voiced his concerns a Anne Arundel County executive in quarantine after COVID-19 exposure 02/09/2021 03:06pm • Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman has been in quarantine after exposure to COVID-19. During a briefing on Tuesday, Pittman told reporters that it happened last week during a visit to a proposed kayak launch site, and even though everyone was masked and outdoors, "the health department Ex-DC mayor on what industries need to recover from COVID-19 pandemic 02/09/2021 01:39pm • A former D.C. mayor said on Tuesday that the retail, leisure and hospitality industries will need creativity to recover from the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Anthony Williams recalled to members of the Urban Land Institute's Europe Conference one of the tactics he employed when he w Howard men's basketball cancels season after COVID-19 limited Bison to 5 games 02/09/2021 12:40pm • Howard MBB cancels season after only playing five games originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonFor over a month, the Howard men's basketball program has been sidelined due to coronavirus concerns within the program. That pause will continue as the Bison have decided to end their season early to Montgomery County Council votes to lift ban on indoor dining 02/09/2021 12:35pm • As coronavirus infections continue to tick downward, the Montgomery County Council voted to lift a ban on indoor dining on Tuesday, allowing restaurants in the Maryland county to reopen their dining rooms — with strict capacity limits — by Valentine's Day. The executive order approved by the Capitals-Flyers game on Tuesday postponed 02/09/2021 11:34am • Capitals-Flyers game on Tuesday postponed originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonTuesday's game between the Capitals and Philadelphia Flyers has been postponed due to COVID concerns, the NHL announced on Tuesday. Travis Sanheim was the only Flyers player on the NHL's COVID-19 protocol-rela Coronavirus-related hospitalizations continue to dip. 02/09/2021 08:45am • DOVER, Del. — Coronavirus-related hospitalizations in Delaware have continued to dip. The Delaware State News reported Monday that 243 individuals were hospitalized with the virus. That’s the lowest number since Nov. 29 of last year. Hospitalizations in the state have decreased by 83 ov Maryland's acting health secretary grilled on vaccine distribution 02/09/2021 07:18am • It's still hard to get access to the COVID-19 vaccine in Maryland, but acting Health Secretary Dennis Schrader is encouraging residents to take steps to increase their chances of securing an appointment. During a virtual state senate committee meeting, Schrader said residents may sign up on multi DC teacher dies from health complications 02/09/2021 12:20am • A teacher who taught at a D.C. high school has died from health complications. Helen M. White was a cosmetology teacher at Ballou STAY — an Opportunity Academy that prepares young adults for college and the workplace — for 14 years. She died over the weekend. A letter from Ballou STAY prin Loudoun County schools complete 1st stage of employee COVID-19 vaccination 02/08/2021 10:19pm • Schools in Loudoun County, Virginia, completed their first stage of employee coronavirus vaccinations last week and are preparing to move on to administering second doses. After finishing the first stage last Friday at its distribution site at Brambleton Middle School, the school system will tran Anne Arundel Co. cancels 2nd dose vaccine appointments for Tuesday, Wednesday 02/08/2021 09:46pm • Anne Arundel County canceled second-dose vaccine clinics scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday due to “the lack of vaccine arrival from the Maryland Department of Health,” it said in a news release. The county said some 7,000 second-dose vaccines have been delayed in the last two weeks and that Montgomery Co. teacher concerned about vaccine availability 02/08/2021 09:36pm • Teachers in Montgomery County, Maryland, said they're hoping to receive the COVID-19 vaccine before returning to the classroom, while the school system is asking retirees to help fill in once schools reopen. One Montgomery County teacher, who spoke to WTOP on the condition that his name not be us Fauci answers COVID-19 vaccine questions from Prince George's County 02/08/2021 06:15pm • The nation's top infectious disease scientist took to a webinar Monday to answer questions from Prince George's County, Maryland, residents about the COVID-19 vaccine. Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, sought to dispel rumors, fears and mist DC launches faith-based coronavirus vaccination partnerships 02/08/2021 04:40pm • D.C. isn't planning to open a mass vaccination site yet, but the District is teaming up with faith-based partners to spread the good word on getting vaccinated against COVID-19. As part of a pilot program, the Pennsylvania Avenue Baptist Church will be D.C.'s first partner, and it will host two v Montgomery Co. officials: COVID-19 vaccine allotment down, with no 'good explanation' 02/08/2021 02:07pm • Montgomery County, Maryland, officials on Monday said that the county’s vaccine allotment last week from the state was down by about 1,000 from the week before, and “We do not have a good explanation” why. That was the word from the county's Health and Human Services Director Dr. Raymond Cr