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Maryland plans 6 mass vaccination sites, but 'serious shortages' of doses persist 01/26/2021 04:15pm • Maryland is planning to launch at least six mass vaccination centers to distribute COVID-19 vaccine doses, including at the Six Flags amusement park in Prince George's County, Gov. Larry Hogan announced Tuesday. Hundreds of National Guard troops who were sent to D.C. to protect the U.S. Capitol d The WTOP Huddle: COVID's current impact on sports, Stafford a QB option for Washington? 01/26/2021 03:13pm • How well are sports leagues coping with playing amid the coronavirus pandemic? Is a trade for Matthew Stafford a good option for the Washington Football Team? The answers lie inside the WTOP Huddle with WTOP Senior Sports Director Dave Johnson, Sports Director George Wallace, and Sports reporters Ro Anne Arundel County to lift some COVID-19 business restrictions 01/26/2021 01:41pm • Citing a decline in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman said that restrictions on business capacity put in place in November and December would be lifted later this week. While saying that an executive order with all the details would come out Wednes Maryland, Virginia rank low on list for percentage of vaccine doses distributed 01/26/2021 01:39pm • Maryland and Virginia rank low on lists of states with the most coronavirus vaccine doses given out so far, as states and local jurisdictions figure out how best to distribute them. Maryland ranks 30th and Virginia ranks 31st on the list of states with the highest percentage of the population tha Montgomery County parents locked in debate over reopening classrooms 01/26/2021 08:56am • A fierce debate is underway in Montgomery County over when to restore in-person learning in public schools. While some parents are cheering Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan's call for all school districts to offer some in-person learning by March, other parents want to wait. A coalition of parents and e Georgetown sidewalks may get decked out — literally 01/26/2021 08:44am • The BID has already installed prototypes of the decking extensions in front of three Georgetown restaurants, Clyde’s, Bodega and Ladurée, and it says customer and employee reviews have been favorable. (Courtesy Georgetown Business Improvement District) The Georgetown Business Improvement Dist New coronavirus variants pose major risk to the global economy 01/26/2021 08:06am • The pandemic could slam the brakes on a global economic turnaround this year despite mass vaccination programs and unprecedented levels of stimulus, according to the International Monetary Fund. The IMF expects the global economy to grow by 5.5% this year, it said on Tue Maryland runs into complications getting people vaccinated because of expanded eligibility 01/26/2021 07:56am • Maryland’s health secretary said a recent federal announcement expanding eligibility for coronavirus vaccines is making vaccination in the state more difficult. Speaking Monday to the newly formed Maryland Senate Vaccine Oversight Workgroup, acting Health Secretary Dennis R. Schrader said the s Pfizer and AstraZeneca take heat as vaccine delays threaten Europe's recovery 01/26/2021 06:10am • The European Union is calling out vaccine makers AstraZeneca and Pfizer over delivery delays that could slow its recovery from the pandemic. Officials are even threatening to take legal action and introduce export controls on doses produced in the bloc as anger mounts. A Md. education officials study ways to help students who fell behind during online learning 01/26/2021 05:30am • Maryland state education officials are trying to determine the best ways for school districts to help students who may have fallen behind during online learning. In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the pivot to online learning last spring has forced some students to try to catch up. “Alth 'We continue to lead the nation': West Virginia vaccinating at nearly double the national rate 01/26/2021 04:42am • More than 9% of people in West Virginia have received at least their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, according to data published Monday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Nationally, that number stands at less than 6%. "We continue to lead the nation," Restaurant association: Montgomery Co. 'on an island' by itself with indoor dining ban 01/25/2021 10:32pm • An advocate for the food and hospitality industry in Maryland is turning up the heat on Montgomery County to loosen its grip on indoor dining restrictions. The Restaurant Association of Maryland, or RAM, is calling out the county after Prince George's County decided to join other jurisdictions by Armed National Guard will remain in DC for weeks 01/25/2021 09:40pm • It will be weeks before members of the National Guard are no longer securing D.C. There are still 13,000 National Guard troops in the District, but that will be decreased to 7,000 by the end of this week, according to the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson. Those member Dose shortage stalls Northern Virginia's COVID-19 vaccinations 01/25/2021 08:53pm • Northern Virginians who were hoping to soon get their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine at an Inova hospital or clinic will have to wait longer. In a statement Monday, Inova announced it has suspended giving those initial doses as of Tuesday "for the foreseeable future." Inova noted that Virginia Locations to get COVID-19 vaccine expand in Montgomery Co. but supplies still limited 01/25/2021 07:35pm • The number of places ready to give out COVID-19 vaccines within Montgomery County, Maryland, is growing, and while some spots may have different rules for who can get a shot, they all share the common challenge of limited and uncertain supplies of doses. Whether someone is able to receive the vac