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DC makes more COVID-19 vaccination appointments available for certain groups 01/20/2021 07:21pm • The D.C. Department of Health announced that more than 2,000 additional appointments for COVID-19 vaccinations will be made available for residents who are at higher risk of coronavirus infection starting Thursday morning. At 9 a.m. Thursday, "2,235 additional vaccination appointments will be mad Alex Ovechkin among four Capitals on NHL's coronavirus absence list 01/20/2021 07:19pm • Ovechkin among four Capitals on NHL's coronavirus absence list originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonFour key members of the Capitals have been placed on the NHL's COVID protocol-related absences list, including superstar scorer Alex Ovechkin. Ovechkin, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Dmitry What Prince George's County Public Schools wants to see to return to in-person learning 01/20/2021 06:11pm • Prince George's County Public Schools in Maryland has released specifics on COVID-19 metrics that could possibly trigger the transition toward in-person learning to begin sometime this spring. "While some aspects will undoubtedly change over time, we will do our best to deliver timely updates,” Washington Football Team closes facility following positive COVID-19 cases 01/20/2021 11:24am • WFT closes facility following positive COVID-19 cases originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonThe Washington Football Team has closed its team facility in Ashburn due to multiple positive coronavirus cases, the club announced on Wednesday."Earlier this week we became aware that members of our or Trump bids farewell to Washington, hints of comeback 01/20/2021 11:22am • WASHINGTON (AP) — His term at an end, President Donald Trump said farewell to Washington on Wednesday but also hinted about a comeback. “So just a goodbye. We love you," Trump told supporters at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland where he walked across a red carpet and boarded Air Force One to he Lateef: Prince William schools secure 3,150 COVID-19 vaccines for employees 01/20/2021 04:07am • 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. Prince William County school officials have secured more than 3,000 COVID-19 vaccines from the Novant UVA Health System for school st WATCH: COVID-19 memorial for lives lost in US 01/19/2021 08:52pm • President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris spoke at a COVID-19 memorial Tuesday evening. The memorial ceremony planned to include illuminating buildings, ringing church bells around the nation and a lighting ceremony at the Lincoln Memorial’s reflecting pool in Washington, D. Hogan makes education, pandemic relief a priority in next Md. budget 01/19/2021 08:16pm • Gov. Larry Hogan has unveiled Maryland's new proposed budget, and both pandemic relief and education are the next fiscal year's top priorities. At a news conference Tuesday, Hogan said "The Relief Act of 2021" will provide over $1 billion in immediate, targeted emergency tax cuts and financial re Slow vaccine effort delays confirmation of Maryland health secretary 01/19/2021 06:25pm • Dennis Schrader is Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan's pick to head the state's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. (WTOP/Kate Ryan) Until Maryland's COVID-19 vaccine rollout improves, the nominee for state health secretary won't get a confirmation hearing. Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguso DC teachers, police are next in line for COVID-19 vaccination 01/19/2021 06:19pm • Starting next week, the list of people who can get COVID-19 vaccines in D.C. will expand, despite a supply that has yet to meet an ever-growing demand. Teachers and other in-person staffers for both public and charter schools will be eligible, the District announced Tuesday. (This includes public DC-area expert answers questions about COVID-19 vaccine 01/19/2021 05:38pm • As the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines slowly proceeds, questions persist among the unvaccinated. And on Tuesday, Dr. Glenn Wortmann, a MedStar Health infectious disease specialist, answered some of those questions on Facebook Live. His answers are below. If you’re about 50% protected after a f Next phases of COVID-19 vaccine rollout stalled in Montgomery Co. due to low supply 01/19/2021 03:40pm • A Montgomery County, Maryland, lawmaker is pushing the county to begin vaccinating older adults, who are newly eligible for COVID-19 vaccines under sped-up state guidelines, as early as this week. But county health officials say they are still working through the vaccinations of thousands of heal FAQs: 2021 inauguration plans after Capitol riot, amid pandemic 01/19/2021 03:30pm • Preparations take place for President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Friday, Jan. 8, 2021, after supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the building. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) What will President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration look lik COVID-19 vaccine appointments in Prince George's Co. after Feb. 9 to be 'reset' 01/19/2021 01:53pm • Prince George’s County, Maryland, will “reset” all COVID-19 vaccination appointments scheduled for after Feb. 9, and require all applicants to preregister on the county’s website, officials said in a news conference Tuesday. The move comes as many people from Montgomery and neighboring co Howard County schools delay potential return to in-person learning 01/19/2021 01:47pm • With little improvement in its COVID-19 health metrics, Howard County Public Schools is bumping the date when in-person programs could resume. The next possible date is Monday, Feb. 8. A decision on that would be made roughly next week because the school district wants to factor in two weeks for