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Maryland Senate OKs about $1.5B in
virus
relief, stimulus
02/05/2021 01:13pm • ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The Maryland Senate has approved about $1.5 billion in pandemic relief. Senators passed the bill on Friday in a unanimous vote. The measure first proposed by Gov. Larry Hogan includes direct stimulus payments to low- and moderate-income residents. It includes benefits of u
Understanding Novel mRNA Vaccines
02/05/2021 12:00am • The COVID-19 vaccines represent the greatest opportunity to end this terrible pandemic, but they will only work if we overcome our apprehensions about them. The reality is, vaccines do exactly what our natural immune systems do, just in a stronger and longer lasting way. The immune system is an ama
Understanding the New Strains of COVID-19
02/05/2021 12:00am • With the world struggling to get the COVID-19 pandemic under control, reports of emerging
virus
variants are clearly troubling. New strains appear to be significantly more transmissible and slightly more lethal than the original version. Although the picture keeps changing as data continues to come
'You're going to be unstoppable': Md. school counselors provide support to students during pandemic
02/04/2021 08:30pm • National School Counselor Week may be coming to a close, but the work of one Montgomery County, Maryland, counselor to help students get set for their futures continues. Bethlehem Beru is the resource counselor at Briggs Chaney Middle School in Silver Spring and the leader of a team of counselors
State lawmakers propose revamp of Md. unemployment insurance program
02/04/2021 07:05pm • Citing months of issues with Maryland's unemployment insurance program that has led to numerous delays and frustration among residents to even get through to make a claim, Democrats in the state General Assembly are proposing a package of reforms. In a joint statement, state leaders, including Se
What a new U.Md. study says about skipping second doses of COVID-19 vaccine
02/04/2021 03:27pm • None of the trials conducted on the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines tested them on people who already had been infected by the corona
virus
. Now, a study involving people previously infected with COVID-19 suggests the immune response from getting sick may act like getting a first dose of those d
Race, ethnicity data absent in thousands of DC corona
virus
vaccine records
02/04/2021 09:40am • D.C. released early vaccine data on the race and ethnicity of residents who have received the corona
virus
vaccine, but the District's health officer said it is missing some key information — namely race and ethnicity. Health Officer Dr. LaQuandra Nesbitt said the data is incomplete, because the
Super Bowl commercials: Expect a different tone this year
02/04/2021 09:19am • A Maryland woman will be in the spotlight this Super Bowl Sunday. Baltimore's Jessica Long, one of America's most decorated Paralympian swimmers, is being spotlighted in a commercial for Toyota. Her commercial, which doesn't include a single car or truck, relates her adoption from Russia a
Text of Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan's State of the State address
02/04/2021 04:59am • Below is the full text of Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan's State of the State address. 2021 State of the State Address As Prepared for Delivery Wednesday, February 3, 2021 Maryland State House, Annapolis Although it seems like a lifetime ago, just a year has passed since we last gathered with m
Vaccine hunters: DC region's residents helping others sign up for COVID-19 appointments
02/04/2021 04:51am • COVID-19 vaccines are hard to come by, and some D.C.-area locals are helping to connect supply with demand. The corona
virus
pandemic has created a new type of social network: They call themselves the vaccine hunters. Sometimes they work alone, other times in groups. They’re online for hou
Prince George's Co. task force provides pandemic recovery update
02/04/2021 04:13am • A task force helping Prince George's County, Maryland, tackle pandemic-related problems and emerge stronger detailed its recent achievements and ongoing challenges Wednesday. County Executive Angela Alsobrooks created the Prince George's Forward Task Force eight months ago. During a Zoom meeti
Some CVS locations in Maryland, Virginia to offer COVID-19 vaccine
02/04/2021 02:54am • Some CVS locations in Maryland and Virginia will begin offering COVID-19 vaccines to eligible groups starting next week. In Maryland, some 18 stores will have approximately 11,000 doses available starting Feb. 11, while in Virginia, some 28 stores will have approximately 26,000 doses. “Our p
Johns Hopkins temporarily pauses in-person undergraduate classes due to cluster of corona
virus
cases
02/03/2021 10:30pm • Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore has canceled in-person undergraduate classes until Friday because of what it called a cluster of COVID-19 cases. The cancellation applies to undergraduate in-person classes and activities on the Homewood campus, according to a letter sent to the campus commun
Doctor: 'Extremely exciting' to be vaccinating Prince George's County schools staff
02/03/2021 06:27pm • Receiving the vaccine here is Desann Manzano-Lee, an instructional specialist for PGCPS. She was vaccinated at the Kaiser Permanente Lanham Rehabilitation Center. (Courtesy Kaiser Permanente) From teachers and instructional specialists to bus drivers, Prince George’s County Public Schools empl
Montgomery County to prioritize COVID-19 vaccine doses by ZIP code
02/03/2021 05:27pm • Officials in Montgomery County, Maryland, say they are putting the finishing touches on a plan to make sure communities hardest-hit by the corona
virus
have access to COVID-19 vaccines by allowing residents age 75 and older from certain ZIP codes to move to the front of the line for appointments.
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