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Side effects of COVID shot in children ages 5 to 11 'mild,' investigator says 10/28/2021 03:50am • When a US Food and Drug Administration advisory committee recommended Tuesday that the agency grant emergency use authorization for Pfizer-BioNTech's Covid-19 for children between the ages of 5 and 11, it was based on data gathered during clinical trials conducted around the United States. One of First-year teacher takes on task of helping DC first-graders progress in a pandemic 10/28/2021 02:35am • First-year teacher Jewel Cauley is a D.C. native. She attended Anacostia High School and now teaches at Stanton Elementary School. (WTOP/Kate Ryan) Jewel Cauley, a first-year teacher at Stanton Elementary School in D.C., has been working to make sure that the parents of her first-grade students It's official: Montgomery Co. lifts indoor mask mandate 10/28/2021 12:15am • It's official: Montgomery County, Maryland's mask mandate for indoor public places — reimposed in late summer amid a surge in coronavirus cases driven by the delta variant — was lifted Thursday. On Wednesday, the county marked its seventh consecutive day of "moderate" community transmission o Why COVID-19 vaccines for younger children would come in smaller doses 10/27/2021 07:10pm • The Pfizer/BioNTech's Covid-19 vaccine that could soon be authorized for younger children still requires two shots given on the same schedule as the vaccine for adolescents and adults -- but the doses will be a third of the size. For 5- to 11-year-olds, Pfizer has requested US Food and Drug Admin Poll: Marylanders embrace COVID vaccines, split over when people will return to normal 10/27/2021 05:04am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. The vast majority of Marylanders surveyed in a new Goucher College poll had received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, but were spl How opening US borders to vaccinated travelers could impact domestic flight prices 10/26/2021 07:56pm • When the U.S. said it would welcome people from other countries with proof of vaccination as of Nov. 8, bookings on websites in Europe for flights to the United States jumped by more than 750%. And according to CBS News travel editor Peter Greenberg, it's already affecting prices. "We're notic Montgomery Co. mask mandate may end Thursday, middle schools to host vaccine hubs for kids 10/26/2021 02:39pm • Lawmakers in Montgomery County, Maryland, say the indoor mask mandate put in place in August amid the delta variant surge will end a day earlier than initially planned, as long as the transmission of the virus holds at current levels. The indoor mask mandate is now set to lift at 12:01 a.m. Thurs Post-COVID Care Clinics 10/26/2021 12:00am • Anthony Lavergne of Gardena, California, wears a T-shirt that says, "I survived COVID-19. I'm still kicking." The shirt has a picture of him from his stay at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, during which he was in a coma from late March until mid-May 2020. Lavergne believes he contracted Should You Be Double-Masking? 10/22/2021 12:00am • Well over a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, science has learned quite a lot about the novel coronavirus -- including how to stop its spread. You know the drill: social distancing, frequent hand-washing and, perhaps most important, wearing a mask. Respiratory droplets are the most common way the vir Getting to the Bottom of Diarrhea 10/21/2021 12:00am • Whether you call it the runs or Montezuma's revenge, diarrhea is a common experience for everyone like getting caught in the rain. While there's many colorful ways to describe diarrhea, it's one of the most widespread illnesses. There are nearly 180 million cases of acute diarrhea every year, accord Swift vaccine rollout for children 5-11 in Montgomery Co. a 'game-changer' for less disruption to schools 10/20/2021 06:23pm • If all goes according to plan and federal health authorities authorize the use of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children under 12 by early next month, officials in Montgomery County, Maryland, say they will be able to hit the ground running with administering thousands of shots the first week. How to Talk to Someone Who's Hesitant to Get the COVID-19 Vaccine 10/20/2021 12:00am • For Dr. Gabriel Lockhart, a pulmonologist and critical care intensivist at National Jewish Health in Denver, the question of how best to approach loved ones who are vaccine hesitant hit very close to home. Lockhart, who is also the director of the intensive care unit for National Jewish Health, has Md. congressman who's prescribed ivermectin in medical practice can't find pharmacy to fill it 10/19/2021 07:31pm • Rep. Andy Harris, a Republican from Maryland, is also a practicing anesthesiologist and said he has prescribed ivermectin, which is used to treat parasites in humans and livestock, as a treatment for COVID-19. He added that he's had trouble finding a pharmacy that will fill it. During a discussio 'Unnecessary risk?' Debate over Montgomery Co. vaccine mandate continues 10/19/2021 04:42pm • Several police officers and local union officials in Montgomery County, Maryland, testified before the County Council Tuesday in stark opposition to a proposed COVID-19 vaccine mandate for county employees, arguing the proposal violates their personal rights and could lead to staffing shortages. Prince George's Co. to help residents at large apartment complex apply for rental assistance 10/18/2021 11:12pm • Hundreds of residents of the largest apartment complex in the region — and one of the largest on the East Coast — are going to get extra help from Prince George's County, Maryland, this week to keep from being evicted. The immigrant advocacy organization CASA gathered approximately dozen acti