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2 shots of Pfizer vaccine 70% effective against Omicron variant, research shows 12/30/2021 07:06am • Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Canada (CTV Network) -- New research out of the Gauteng province of South Africa is providing more data on how effective the Pfizer-BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine is against the Omicron variant. Published in the New England Medical Journal, the study fo After winter break, some DC-area school systems go virtual, while others don't 12/30/2021 06:52am • Students across the D.C. region will soon return to classes after a winter break. While some are headed back into physical classrooms, others will learn virtually for the start of January. Here's a roundup on the school systems and their plans: DC D.C. Public Schools All students and staff at Anne Arundel County Public Schools to change coronavirus quarantine protocol 12/30/2021 05:32am • After the winter break, Anne Arundel County Public Schools in Maryland said that students will return to in-person learning with some changes in coronavirus quarantine and isolation protocol. Superintendent of Schools George Arlotto said in a letter to parents that the school system will adopt th American University and Georgetown University join other universities in delaying in-person classes 12/30/2021 04:44am • Two additional D.C. universities will delay in-person instruction with the start the spring semester virtually due to the growing number of COVID-19 cases in the D.C. region. Both American and Georgetown universities, in separate statements, cited the increasing number of cases, along with the po Prince George's Co. health official concerned about spike in COVID-19 hospitalizations 12/29/2021 10:48pm • COVID-19-related hospitalizations have not been this high in Prince George’s County, Maryland, since February 2021, and the county’s health officer is alarmed. Dr. Ernest Carter released a statement urging everyone in the county who is eligible and has not been vaccinated to get the shot. Inova set to open testing site in Falls Church 12/29/2021 08:29pm • Inova is opening a vehicle-side testing site in Falls Church, Virginia, in response to the rise in COVID-19 cases, the healthcare system announced Wednesday. The site opens Thursday, Dec. 30 at 2990 Telestar Court and will be open Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Weekend hours may be added Charles Co. schools to go remote 1st week after winter break due to COVID-19 12/29/2021 06:48pm • Students in Charles County, Maryland, will attend school virtually the first week after winter break due to COVID-19 concerns, school officials said Wednesday. Charles County Public Schools students will receive virtual instruction from Jan. 3 through Jan. 7 rather than attending class in-person Staffing challenges hit Fairfax County Fire and Rescue as COVID cases rise 12/29/2021 05:40pm • Virginia's Fairfax County Fire and Rescue is being hit by rising COVID-19 cases, and the department is temporarily shifting its staffing in response. "Currently, 66 employees have tested positive for COVID. An additional 12 FCFRD staff are in quarantine," the department said in a news release Wed Marymount University to start spring semester virtually 12/29/2021 03:45pm • Marymount University students will begin their spring semester classes virtually due to COVID-19 concerns, the school announced Wednesday. The school will readopt a remote learning format for the first two weeks of the spring 2022 semester "in order to reduce the potential spread of the Omicron v DC Auto Show attendees will be required to show proof of vaccination 12/29/2021 01:58pm • Those attending the D.C. Auto Show at the end of January will be required to show proof of vaccination in accordance with the mayor's new vaccine mandate, the show announced Tuesday. D.C. Auto Show attendees will also have to wear a mask while inside the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. Maryland passes 2,000 COVID-19 hospitalizations 12/29/2021 01:41pm • Many Maryland hospitals are overwhelmed as Gov. Larry Hogan announces the state has surpassed 2,000 COVID-19 hospitalizations. "As we have been projecting, our statewide COVID-19 hospitalizations have now reached record levels," Hogan said. He added that it's, "a surge driven primarily by unvacci All DCPS students, staff need to show proof of negative COVID test before return to school 12/29/2021 12:51pm • All students and staff at D.C. Public Schools will have to show proof of a negative COVID-19 test before they head back to classrooms Jan. 5, city officials said Wednesday. Chancellor Lewis Ferebee said during a news briefing that rapid antigen tests will be available to pick up at any DCPS schoo Latest COVID-19 surge is impacting pediatricians in the DC area 12/29/2021 11:34am • It can be pretty hard to get an appointment at your kids' doctor's office right now. With COVID-19 cases surging in the D.C. region and nationwide, positive cases in children are starting to spike, too. But parents are also scheduling doctor's appointments out of fear that their child's head c Maryland-based Novavax adds India to COVID vaccine's approval list 12/29/2021 09:39am • Gaithersburg, Maryland-based Novavax, which still hasn't filed for Food and Drug Administration emergency use approval for its COVID-19 vaccine in the U.S., adds India to the growing list of countries where its vaccine is eligible to be distributed. The approval in India comes a week after Novav Test-to-stay COVID-19 program coming to Fairfax County Public Schools 12/29/2021 07:17am • Virginia's largest public school system will change COVID-19 quarantine requirements in the New Year. Fairfax County Public Schools has been accepted into a test-to-stay pilot program run by the Virginia Department of Health, starting in January, according to a news release. Under the test-to-sta