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U.Md. community has 1st presumptive case of monkeypox 08/17/2022 04:15pm • With fall classes less than two weeks away, the University of Maryland said Wednesday that the campus community has its first presumptive case of monkeypox, also known as MPX. The director of the University Health Center, Dr. Spyridon Marinopoulos, said in a note that the patient is a staffer who What college students should know about monkeypox as they return to campus 08/16/2022 08:06am • As college and university students return to campus, hopeful of a return to "normal" with COVID-19 cases lessening in severity, public health experts want to make sure young adults help prevent the spread of the monkeypox virus. "A college environment certainly can be a high-risk environment for More people are now eligible to get the monkeypox vaccine in DC 08/13/2022 10:32am • D.C. has expanded the criteria for who can get the monkeypox vaccine as the District continues to have the most cases per capita in the country. Anyone, regardless of gender or sexual orientation, who has had multiple sexual partners in the past two weeks is eligible to get a shot, D.C. Health anno Health experts answer questions about monkeypox in Md. 08/11/2022 09:09am • Lots of people have questions about monkeypox, its spread locally and the vaccines that fight it. Maryland health experts took those questions Wednesday night at a virtual townhall hosted by Prince George’s County. “Events like this are critical to our outbreak response in Maryland,” sai Amid recount challenge, Montgomery Co. executive gives updates on infection outbreaks, road projects 08/10/2022 11:07pm • Montgomery County, Maryland, executive Marc Elrich said he feels "pretty good" about his chances of coming out the victor in his reelection efforts after the Democratic Primary results are certified by the county Board of Elections on Friday. Elrich’s rival, businessman David Blair, has made cl Prince George's Co. to host monkeypox town hall 08/08/2022 12:32am • This week, Prince George's County's Health Department will host a virtual town hall on monkeypox. The meeting is scheduled for Wednesday evening, from 6:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. More Prince George's County News Health officer Dr. Ernest Carter will sit alongside a panel of expe Many Maryland counties experiencing high COVID-19 community levels 08/06/2022 04:50pm • Though daily cases of COVID-19 were fairly constant in the D.C. area earlier in the summer, some counties are beginning to see their community levels of the infection rise. Community levels are a metric used by the Centers for Disease Control based on new cases of COVID-19, hospital admissions and Fauci on monkeypox: 'You never blow off any emerging infection,' but it can be controlled 08/05/2022 07:58pm • People lined up Friday at a pop-up vaccination clinic in D.C. for the monkeypox vaccine, hoping to mitigate the infection risk. Dr. Anthony Fauci says people should be aware of the virus but not panic. The federal government declared monkeypox a public health emergency Thursday to bolster DC-area organization that helps others needs help 08/04/2022 10:14pm • Six days a week from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., hundreds gather at the parking lot of Lakeforest Mall in Montgomery County, Maryland, and people line up to get free vegetables, fruits and other foods. When the pandemic hit, Montgomery County-based nonprofit So What Else had to stop what they focused on � Montgomery Co.'s COVID community level 'high' as monkeypox cases rise 08/03/2022 08:29pm • According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Maryland now has 149 documented cases of monkeypox. But in Montgomery County, the supply of monkeypox vaccine is limited, according to County Executive Marc Elrich. "We won't get any more doses until September, and that's why the Hea Vaccine supply 'severely limited' as Maryland logs 149 monkeypox cases 08/03/2022 06:38am • A month-and-a-half after confirming its first case, Maryland has counted 149 cases of monkeypox — and the state says vaccine availability is still limited. Maryland has only received enough of the two-dose Jynneos vaccine for just over 3,200 people, and the state may not get more doses from the 2 portals to help Marylanders determine their vaccination status 08/01/2022 10:38pm • With back-to-school season fast approaching, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has declared August Immunization Awareness Month. The state is promoting two online portals to help you determine your family's vaccination status. Maryland's new Are You Up-To-Date? portal can tell you if you've received a DC residents can now get free COVID treatment over the phone 08/01/2022 02:50pm • A new partnership between DC Health and a telemedicine company will soon get COVID treatment into the hands of patients much faster. Color Health is a telehealth service that allows patients to talk with a doctor and quickly get a prescription for Paxlovid, the oral antiviral medicine that shorte DC adds new Monkeypox vaccine clinic in Ward 8 07/28/2022 08:30pm • D.C. is getting ready to open up its third monkeypox vaccination clinic — this time in Ward 8. The city will start distributing doses at the new location starting Monday and scheduling appointments at the clinic Thursday. D.C.'s health department said it is prioritizing first doses of the va Still fighting COVID-19, Montgomery Co. now positions itself to fend off monkeypox 07/27/2022 08:30pm • Officials in Montgomery County, Maryland, are focusing on getting more people vaccinated against COVID-19 at the same time a new virus, monkeypox, has been on the rise in the region. Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich said in a briefing Wednesday that along with efforts to get more people va