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Free Metrobus pass program expands to 4 new Fairfax Co. schools 06/18/2022 09:53am • Taking Metrobus will be free for more students in Fairfax County, Virginia, as the program gets the green light to expand to four new schools. "The free student bus pass program has continued to grow despite the challenges of the pandemic," said Kala Quintana, head of marketing for the Fairfax Co Expiration dates for many at-home COVID test kits have been extended 06/17/2022 08:32pm • If you have an at-home rapid COVID-19 test kit that expired, or is about to, don't throw it away just yet. The expiration dates for many tests have been extended. Some rapid test kits can be used as much as six months after the expiration date on the package. More Health & Fitness Montgomery Co. ends COVID vaccine requirement for student-athletes 06/17/2022 07:43pm • Montgomery County Public Schools in Maryland is dropping its COVID-19 vaccination requirement for student-athletes. In a community update on Wednesday, Maryland's largest school district said vaccination is still strongly recommended for athletes, but no longer required. More Montgomer Virginia health department issues new guidelines on who should quarantine when exposed to COVID-19 06/16/2022 02:38pm • The Virginia Department of Health released new quarantine guidelines for those who are exposed to COVID-19, as it said immunity rates are rising. If you are exposed to COVID-19, but are up to date on your vaccines or you have tested positive for and recovered from COVID-19 in the last six months, Montgomery Co. reports improved COVID metrics 06/13/2022 04:20pm • Community transmission of COVID-19 in D.C., Alexandria, Arlington and Fairfax counties in Virginia and Montgomery County, Maryland, is in the "medium" range based on case numbers and hospitalizations. But those metrics are improving in Montgomery County, said Sean O’Donnell, the county's health Today in History: June 11, auto racing disaster at Le Mans 06/11/2022 12:01am • Today in History Today is Saturday, June 11, the 162nd day of 2022. There are 203 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On June 11, 1955, in motor racing’s worst disaster, more than 80 people were killed during the 24 Hours of Le Mans in France when two of the cars collid People pledged to tip better. They’re not 06/10/2022 09:32am • People pledged to tip better, but that's not the case. When the pandemic began, there was an increase in consumers who vowed to become better tippers because of the financial impact of COVID-19 on service industry employees. But people may actually be tipping less now. CreditCards.com, which w Maryland preparing to administer COVID-19 vaccines for young children 06/09/2022 11:08pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Maryland public health officials said Thursday they are preparing to administer COVID-19 vaccines to children under 5 years old — possibly Flu cases are increasing in the DC region — did you get a flu shot last fall? 06/09/2022 10:10pm • Cases of seasonal flu are increasing in parts of the country, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and areas experiencing rising transmission rates include Maryland, Virginia and the District. The Chief Infection Control Officer at Children's National Hospital offers some Hogan unveils Maryland's long-term COVID preparedness plan 06/09/2022 05:41pm • Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan debuted a long-term COVID-19 preparedness plan Thursday that seeks to expand treatments and tools available to the state's residents. At a news conference, Hogan said COVIDReady Maryland will keep residents who contract COVID-19 healthy and out of the hospital, while mai Report cites potential fraud risk in District's COVID-19 emergency contracts 06/09/2022 04:43am • A report released by the D.C. Office of Inspector General says the District could have exposed itself to potential fraud in its handling of nearly half a billion dollars worth of COVID-19 emergency contracts. The report, conducted by accounting firm KPMG on behalf of the inspector general's offic Carson Wentz taking the right mindset for opportunity in Washington 06/08/2022 04:40pm • Wentz taking the right mindset for opportunity in Washington originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonASHBURN, Va. -- Carson Wentz understands what's at stake.Entering his third season in as many years with a new franchise, it's not out of line to say that the outlook for the remainder of Wentz's Novavax COVID vaccine gets support from FDA advisory panel 06/07/2022 03:58pm • Gaithersburg, Maryland-based Novavax has received overwhelming support from an independent Food and Drug Administration advisory panel for authorization of its protein-based COVID-19 vaccine in the U.S. Novavax is a latecomer to the COVID vaccine arsenal, but its approval would make a more tradit Republican counties had higher percentage of COVID deaths, U.Md.-led study shows 06/07/2022 01:36pm • Counties with a higher percentage of Republican voters were found to have experienced higher death rates from COVID-19, according to a new study. A team of researchers from the University of Maryland led the study, which analyzed the number of COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 people from January 2020 WTOP Honored With 3 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards 06/07/2022 10:34am • For Immediate Release                                                                                                   May 26, 2022 Washington, D.C. – WTOP was honored with three Regional Edward R.