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Will the Montgomery Co. Council retool its vaccine-focused mask mandate? 12/13/2021 04:04pm • Amid a rise in COVID-19 hospitalizations in Montgomery County, Maryland, and across the state, county officials plan to meet in the next several weeks to discuss pandemic safety measures, including mask mandates. The county board of health, which comprises the nine-member Montgomery County Counci Ten essential tips for navigating your international move 12/13/2021 03:26pm • This content is provided by Interstate Moving | Relocation | Logistics. An international move can be an exciting adventure. A global perspective with people to meet and areas to explore can make relocating for work and moving abroad feel like a fresh start. To help you on your way with your ne Georgetown University confirms omicron case 12/13/2021 11:40am • (Editor's note: This story has been updated to indicate the transmission did not occur on Georgetown's campus.) Georgetown University said Monday that one of D.C.'s four COVID-19 omicron variant cases involves a member of the Georgetown community. "The individual is fully vaccinated, asymptoma Cruise packing list: 25 best things to pack on a cruise 12/13/2021 10:45am • Packing for any trip takes some planning, but cruise vacations present a unique challenge. For starters, ship staterooms are typically smaller than most hotel rooms, so storage space may be limited. On top of that, you may be unable to purchase accidently forgotten items once your voyage begins; som Arlington schools will hold vaccine clinics for kids 5-11 this week 12/13/2021 07:12am • Children aged 5 to 11 will be able to get vaccinated at four clinics hosted by Arlington Public Schools starting this Tuesday. The Northern Virginia school district is working with local health officials to offer Pfizer's pediatric COVID-19 vaccine after classes from Tuesday, Dec. 14 through Frid Health officials: 4 cases of omicron variant detected in DC 12/12/2021 06:35pm • D.C. health officials have detected four cases of the COVID-19 omicron variant. The D.C. Health Department said Sunday afternoon that each of the four cases had no known connection to one another. It marked the first time the novel strain — first detected in South Africa and in the weeks since, Kate McKinnon returns to 'SNL' as Dr. Fauci with a holiday pandemic message 12/12/2021 12:20am • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZzxzf8t_rE Kate McKinnon returned to "Saturday Night Live" this week and opened the show portraying Dr. Anthony Fauci. The doctor gave the audience scenarios for how to handle the holidays and the pandemic. "I'm back!" McKinnon's Fauci said during McKinnon' Private high school in Montgomery Co. shifts online after COVID case spike 12/11/2021 11:26pm • Students at a private high school in North Bethesda, Maryland, will return to the online classroom because of a sharp spike in COVID cases. The move at Georgetown Prep followed 30 students testing positive for the virus. A spokeswoman at the all-boys Catholic high school told WTOP that the cas 90% of Maryland adults have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine 12/11/2021 11:11am • (Courtesy Office of Governor Larry Hogan) At least 90% of adults in Maryland have received at least one dose of their COVID-19 vaccine, according to the Office of Gov. Larry Hogan. Hogan celebrated the milestone in a Saturday news release, saying that “Even as we continue to urge booster sh Man who lived on DC streets for almost 3 decades surprised by favorite author 12/10/2021 09:02pm • A man who lived on the streets of D.C. for almost 30 years got a special surprise on Friday -- a visit from his favorite author, whose books helped him through tough times. Wesley Thomas was in disbelief when he walked into Western Presbyterian Church and saw crime novelist Patricia Cornwell. She Anne Arundel Co. credits vaccine incentive program with hundreds of employee vaccinations 12/10/2021 05:30pm • Anne Arundel County, Maryland, said its incentive program for county employees resulted in hundreds more vaccinations ahead of the deadline at the end of November. The county said in a statement Friday that of its 5,936 employees, 4,276 had reported that they were vaccinated by Sept. 30, 2021. Maryland COVID-19 hospitalization spike triggers action plans 12/10/2021 03:24pm • Spikes in COVID-19 hospitalizations in Maryland have triggered state-mandated action plans that include encouraging hospitals to postpone elective surgeries. "Maryland has begun to see an uptick in our key health metrics, and we are increasingly concerned by the sharp rise in hospitalizations, wh Blood pressure readings jumped for many during the pandemic 12/09/2021 10:05pm • Blood pressure measurements of nearly a half-million adults saw statistically significant increases in 2020, compared with 2019, according to a new research letter in the journal Circulation. A Northern Virginia doctor has advice for everyone to protect themselves from risk. Do you know your numb Virginia reports 1st case of omicron variant 12/09/2021 06:35pm • The omicron variant of the coronavirus has been identified in Virginia. It is the first case reported in the commonwealth. The sample came from an adult resident in the northwest region who had no history of international travel but did travel domestically during the exposure period. The omicr Report warns COVID-19 vaccine mandate for DC students could increase racial inequity 12/09/2021 05:58pm • As D.C. moves closer to requiring students to get vaccinated against COVID-19, a report from the Council Office of Racial Equity (CORE), which examines legislation the council considers, found that such a mandate could exacerbate racial inequity for Black schoolchildren. The CORE report on the le