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COVID time warp: Does it really feel like 2 years? 12/22/2021 10:05am • As we approach 2022, it's hard to believe two full years have passed since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. For some, it may feel like the pandemic started ages ago. For others, it might seem like it just began yesterday. "This is a huge global phenomenon having a tremendous impact on University of Virginia requiring COVID-19 boosters for students and staff 12/22/2021 07:07am • University of Virginia students will need COVID-19 booster shots in order to study, live or work at the university this spring. University leaders made the decision for the spring semester with the advice of public health experts, and emailed the university community. More Virginia Ne 'Overreach' -- DC parent objects to COVID-19 vaccine mandate 12/22/2021 05:30am • Students who are at least 16 years old will soon be required to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in order to attend school in the nation's capital following a vote by the D.C. Council on Tuesday, but not every parent is happy with the move. Lawmakers passed a measure mandating that students receive t Anne Arundel Public Schools to dismiss students early on Thursday 12/22/2021 05:03am • Anne Arundel County Public Schools will dismiss students two hours early on Thursday, Dec. 23. The Maryland school system, in a tweet on Tuesday, said that the time would be used for personal wellness for the district's students and staff. All schools will dismiss two hours early on Thursday, Antisemitic flyers found in Montgomery Co. spread COVID-19 disinformation 12/21/2021 10:09pm • Antisemitic flyers spreading disinformation about COVID-19 littered a Silver Spring, Maryland, neighborhood on Saturday. Police said they found flyers posted throughout the Forest Estate neighborhood around 9:40 a.m. The initial call to police reported that a man in a Volkswagen Jetta threw the l Montgomery Co. plans test-to-stay program expansion in schools 12/21/2021 09:28pm • Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said that he's adding $30 million for school testing resources, which comes as welcome news in Montgomery County, where a test-to-stay pilot program has been underway, with plans to expand when students return in January. "Our intention is to greatly expand test-to-stay DC Council approves COVID-19 vaccine mandate for students 12/21/2021 05:10pm • The D.C. Council voted Tuesday to require eligible District school students to be vaccinated against COVID-19, as cases in the national capital region continue to surge. Early child care educators will also need to be vaccinated by March 1, 2022. More DC News More Education News DC expands availability and options for free COVID-19 testing 12/21/2021 04:49pm • D.C. is expanding the Health Department's free coronavirus testing program on Wednesday to include COVID-19 antigen tests that people can pick up to perform at home to get results within 15 minutes. "We'll have these at eight libraries; we'll have initially 1,000 kits per library per day," said Md. COVID-19 hospitalizations expected to reach pandemic-high in January 12/21/2021 03:42pm • Gov. Larry Hogan is expanding hours at testing sites and urging Marylanders to get boosters as hospitalizations are projected to reach a pandemic-high of 2,000 early next year. If the predicted number of hospitalizations is correct, it will exceed Maryland's peak of 1,950 hospitalizations last Ja How should you be wearing masks as coronavirus cases surge? 12/21/2021 02:28pm • With coronavirus cases on the rise, experts say it's important that you not only put that mask back on, but also wear it correctly. "It's definitely something that we should definitely have in our pocket and we should be using," said Chris Sulmonte, project administrator for the Johns Hopkins bio Prince George's Co. gets clearer picture of COVID-19 surge as Maryland's database reboots 12/21/2021 01:58pm • The COVID-19 surge in Prince George's County, Maryland, is coming into view as the state's database rebounds following a cyberattack earlier in December. While county-level data is still not available, County Executive Angela Alsobrooks reported on what Prince George's is likely experiencing from Fitness leader changes tune on DC mask mandate 12/21/2021 01:04pm • About a month after it was lifted, the D.C. indoor mask mandate was reinstated Tuesday morning, leading to masks once again being required in most indoor public places. The mandate is not exactly welcome news at gyms. "It's extremely frustrating to work out with a mask on," said Bryan Myers, C More than a dozen schools in DC move to virtual learning 12/21/2021 12:01pm • More than a dozen schools in D.C. are moving to virtual learning on Wednesday, citing a surge in COVID-19 cases. Earlier Wednesday, it was announced that Drew and West elementary schools will learn virtually. Later Wednesday night, D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Lewis D. Ferebee announced 14 scho Taylor Heinicke, Kyle Allen could rejoin team after clearing COVID-19 protocol 12/21/2021 10:36am • Heinicke, Allen in Washington still while team is in Philadelphia originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonTaylor Heinicke and Kyle Allen, along with 14 other Washington players yet to clear the NFL's health and safety protocols, did not travel with their teammates to Philadelphia, head coach Ron Baltimore County's executive tests positive for COVID-19 12/21/2021 10:03am • In Maryland, Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr. tweeted Tuesday that he tested positive for COVID-19. Olszewski said the positive result came in a PCR test. As part of my regular testing regimen, I received a positive PCR test for COVID-19. I am both vaccinated and boosted. I'm a