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Md. child care providers still in 'survival mode,' parents wait for child care aid 11/12/2021 09:37am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. With 751 fewer child care providers in Maryland 18 months after the COVID-19 pandemic forced many to close or scale back, providers say t Montgomery Co. schools to begin COVID-19 'test-to-stay' pilot next week 11/11/2021 11:16pm • After backtracking on the start of a program designed to reduce student quarantines, the public school system in Montgomery County, Maryland, says its "test-to-stay" pilot will begin next week. Montgomery County Public Schools conceived its "test-to-stay" program to allow students who are exposed Charles Co. schools unveil 3-year plan to help students fill pandemic learning gaps 11/11/2021 08:52pm • After the COVID-19 pandemic kept children out of the classroom for most of the last two years, the school district in Charles County, Maryland, plans to help students fill in some of the gaps in their education. At a board of education meeting Tuesday, Charles County Public Schools representative Loudoun Co. pharmacy gives wrong COVID-19 dosage to kids 11/11/2021 12:05pm • Parents of roughly 100 children have been advised to talk to their pediatricians after their children received a potentially lower-than-recommended dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at a Loudoun County, Virginia, pharmacy last week. The pharmacy gave the children a low dose of the adult version of the va Freezing Thanksgiving pies and boiling beans: How Americans are coping with rising prices 11/11/2021 06:00am • Though Thanksgiving is still two weeks away, Travis Moffatt and his fiancée, Britnie Walston, have already purchased three apple pies for their family dinner and socked them away in the freezer. The Baltimore couple wanted to make sure they could secure the dessert before grocery prices rise any High risk of measles outbreak after 22 million babies missed vaccine in 2020 11/10/2021 07:51pm • During the coronavirus pandemic last year, 22 million infants did not get their measles vaccine, according to data from the World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. As a result, the two health agencies are warning of an increased risk of a measles outbreak. Montgomery Co. Executive urges caution as COVID-19 transmission rates tick upward 11/10/2021 06:09pm • Montgomery County, Maryland, Executive Marc Elrich wants county residents to wear masks indoors, even though the mask mandate is not in effect. In his Wednesday afternoon briefing, Elrich noted that the county's COVID-19 transmission rate had hit the "substantial range" for the second day in a ro Hesitant about getting your kid a COVID shot due to side effects? This doctor says don't worry 11/10/2021 11:20am • Some parents have expressed hesitation about getting their children vaccinated against the coronavirus, and after experiencing symptoms themselves, they’re nervous how their child might react. But a doctor, who oversaw one of the trials for Pfizer, said there’s no need to worry. “I’ve Pandemic-era changes to DC voting might soon become permanent 11/10/2021 05:47am • Voting by mail may be here to stay in the District, if new legislation introduced by the city council goes through. The Elections Modernization Amendment Act of 2021, sponsored by Ward 6 council member Charles Allen and co-sponsored by six other members, would make permanent many voting changes i Howard Co. announces $2 million investment to aid in school bus driver retention, hiring 11/09/2021 05:55pm • Howard County, Maryland, Executive Calvin Ball announced the commitment of $2 million in American Rescue Plan funds to aid in bus driver retention and hiring. In a video statement, Ball acknowledged the impact of nearly 100 school bus routes and service interruptions throughout the county on Mond Montgomery Co.'s 'test-to-stay' program now on hold 11/09/2021 02:05pm • Officials in Montgomery County, Maryland, say the launch of a "test-to-stay" program to keep large numbers of students out of COVID-19 quarantines has hit a snag after new guidance from state health authorities. The test-to-stay program, operating in a pilot phase, was supposed to launch last wee Grant aims to bring more restaurants to some DC neighborhoods 11/08/2021 07:03pm • The fourth annual DMV Black Restaurant Week runs through Sunday, Nov. 14, and to help kick it off, D.C. has awarded nearly $9 million in grants to bring food businesses to Wards 7 and 8. The city said the money, taken from its $58 million Food Access Fund, will help bring nine new restaurant loca Mobile vaccination clinics stop at Prince George's Co. elementary schools 11/08/2021 06:43pm • The Prince George’s County, Maryland, Health Department’s mobile vaccine clinics are now expanding to include elementary schools. With the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine recently receiving emergency use authorization for use in children ages 5 to 11, students can receive free vaccinations at multipl Montgomery Co. health officials turn attention toward vaccinating young children 11/08/2021 06:01pm • Montgomery County, Maryland, is working to make sure it has enough COVID-19 vaccines for children who are eligible, and it is also making progress when it comes to how many kids have already received the shot. During a news briefing Monday, county health official Sean O’Donnell said so far, alm PHOTOS: First lady Jill Biden visits Fairfax Co. school to promote COVID-19 vaccination 11/08/2021 05:42pm • First lady Jill Biden and Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy visited the Franklin Sherman Elementary School in McLean, Virginia, on Monday to launch a nationwide campaign to promote child vaccinations. The school was the first to administer the polio vaccine in 1954. The Biden administration is encour