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Frederick Co. mask mandate no longer in effect as COVID metrics improve 02/12/2022 01:25pm • Masks are no longer required in Frederick County, Maryland, under the board of health mandate as COVID-19 case numbers drop. As of Saturday, the COVID-19 case rate in Frederick County has fallen below 20 per 100,000 people. This was the threshold set by the Frederick County Board of Health. Be 'Boosterama' aims to bring vaccines to places 'convenient' to Montgomery County residents 02/11/2022 10:39pm • If you haven't gotten your booster yet and need to go to the mall, you can do both at Westfield Wheaton in Montgomery County, Maryland. "Boosterama" is on Feb. 19 from 1 to 4 p.m. and it has everything -- booster shots, first doses for adults and children 12 and older, and no appointment needed. ACLU argues Va. governor's order to make masks optional compromises students' rights 02/11/2022 05:53pm • Immunocompromised kids have a right to stay safe at school. That's the argument in a new filing asking a federal judge to block Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin's order to lose masks in the classroom, claiming it violates students' civil rights. The ACLU of Virginia is asking a federal judge to issue Montgomery Co. schools announces religious vaccine exemption for spring athletes 02/11/2022 01:12pm • Montgomery County, Maryland, Public School student-athletes who participate in spring sports can bypass the school system's COVID-19 vaccination requirement if they object on the basis of their religious beliefs. In a release Friday, MCPS Athletics attributed the updated guidance to their county' Alexandria school employees could get pay hike 02/11/2022 10:26am • Teachers and other public school employees could be taking more home in their paychecks in Alexandria, Virginia. The Alexandria City School Board approved the $345.8 million budget for fiscal year 2023 on Thursday. Alexandria City Public Schools said the budget is focused on paying staff more, Md.-based Novavax says COVID-19 vaccine effective in teens 02/11/2022 09:48am • Gaithersburg, Maryland-based Novavax will supplement its global regulatory filings for its COVID-19 vaccine with new data that shows its vaccine is effective for protecting teenagers. Novavax said it achieved 80% efficacy in adolescents aged 12 through 17 in clinical trials across 73 sites in the She Also Served: A woman veteran spotlight with Cassie Wells 02/11/2022 09:36am • This content is sponsored by American Military University. Cassie Wells, who grew up in a small town in Oregon, had big ambitions early in life, deciding right after high school that she “needed to do something more.” "I was working two or three jobs and I really wasn't happy,” Wells sa Super Bowl food favorites cost more to prepare this year 02/11/2022 09:30am • Calling an audible is part of any football game — fans planning on making Super Bowl food favorites may need to make game-day decisions, thanks to inflation and food supply shortages. Bottom line: You'll likely pay more this year to prepare your family-famous Championship Chili or Mean Green Gu Prince William school board to vote on suspending staff vaccine mandate 02/11/2022 07:14am • 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. A resolution to suspend Prince William County Schools’ vaccination or testing mandate for all staff will go for a vote next week. Stafford County School Board votes to roll back mask mandate 02/11/2022 06:15am • The school board in Stafford County, Virginia, has voted to end its mask mandate. In a 5-2 vote Thursday, the Stafford County School Board decided to make face masks optional beginning on Feb. 22. The move comes after school board members voted 5-2 on a plan to continue the mask mandate on Jan Maryland's school board to watch COVID-19 data 'with optimism' before removing mask policy 02/11/2022 01:00am • In response to Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan's request to dump the current school mask policy, the state's school board says it will continue to watch "with optimism" current COVID-19 metrics before making a final decision.  In a letter sent to WTOP Thursday night, President Clarence Crawford said t Who’s failing to follow through with COVID-19 booster shots 02/10/2022 05:19pm • The push to make COVID-19 vaccinations available across all racial and ethnic communities appears to be working — but booster shots could use a boost among some groups, according to the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “We have been able to have equal vaccination rates Montgomery County likely to drop indoor mask mandate soon, but officials urge caution for schools 02/10/2022 04:27pm • Officials in Montgomery County, Maryland, said on Thursday they expect the county’s indoor mask mandate to expire Feb. 21 in light of improving COVID metrics, but that masking in schools is a separate decision governed by the Maryland State Department of Education. Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan ask Fairfax Co. schools update mask exit ramp, as Va. mask-optional bills advance 02/10/2022 03:24pm • Fairfax County Public Schools announced its plans "to safely scale back layered prevention measures," Thursday, as Virginia's House of Delegates readies to vote on a bill that gives families the ability to opt-out of COVID-19 mask mandates issued by school systems. In a posting on its website, FC Fairfax Co. schools move graduation ceremonies out of DC because of vaccination requirement 02/10/2022 03:06pm • Fairfax County Public Schools, Virginia's largest school system, has opted to keep graduation ceremonies out of DAR Constitution Hall in D.C. as originally planned because of the District's COVID-19 vaccination requirement. In defense of the move, a spokeswoman said Fairfax County Public Schools