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FAQ: What CDC's latest guidelines mean for DC region 08/13/2021 07:30am • (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384';cnx.cmd.push(function() {cnx({playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: '99494404-6af5-49ed-b639-01faa6a10df0' }).render("1636153669e35f36");}); Track your area's level of transmissi Prince William school officials resist calls to allow virtual opt-in 08/12/2021 10:01pm • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. Prince William County Schools resisted calls to allow families to change from in-person to virtual instruction Thursday, as an online petit COVID-19 rental relief application approvals have 'picked up the pace' in Montgomery Co.  08/12/2021 03:39pm • (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384';cnx.cmd.push(function() {cnx({playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: '368c1eb1-624e-4843-aea8-e4a483455e9c' }).render("3146153609c31706");}); There’s COVID-19 relief money to help p Howard, Baltimore counties move to require masks in county buildings 08/12/2021 03:10pm • Officials in Howard and Baltimore counties in Maryland say they will require masks in county buildings amid rising coronavirus cases across the state and the D.C. region attributed to the more infectious delta variant of the virus. A mask mandate for county employees and the general public in cou Arlington Co. government, schools issue vaccine requirement for workers 08/12/2021 02:39pm • Employees for the Arlington County government and public school system will be required to get a COVID-19 vaccine or receive weekly testing for the virus, the county announced Thursday. The requirement will take effect Aug. 30, and the county said it was "a necessary step to help keep the communi Family of U.Md. student who died from adenovirus sues school, former officials 08/12/2021 10:26am • The family of a University of Maryland freshman who died after an outbreak of adenovirus on the College Park campus in 2018 is suing the school and two former officials. The suit, filed in Prince George's County on Wednesday, names the university, former university president Wallace Loh and form Md. state superintendent on why virtual programs 'don't get it done when it comes to student achievement' 08/11/2021 10:17pm • Maryland's new State Superintendent of Schools Mohammed Choudhury told state lawmakers that it's his intention to see school systems remain open throughout the coming school year. Choudhury told members of two Maryland House committees, "One of the first things to know is that we are returning ba Officials in Montgomery Co. seek regional COVID-19 'vaccine passport' 08/11/2021 03:43pm • Officials in Montgomery County, Maryland, say they are interested in pursuing a regional COVID-19 "vaccine passport" program and are planning to discuss the idea with leaders of neighboring jurisdictions this week. "I support the development of a regional or statewide vaccination passport," Count DC-area entertainment venues to require proof of vaccination, negative COVID-19 test 08/10/2021 09:45pm • The operator of the D.C.-area's most prominent venues said guests would need to be fully vaccinated or provide a negative COVID-19 test to be allowed to attend its shows. I.M.P. said in a news release that its venues have been closed for 17 months due to the pandemic, and it will do "everything i DC schools chancellor offers student distancing, quarantining guidelines 08/10/2021 06:42pm • The D.C. schools chancellor is offering parents a better idea of what to expect when it comes to social distancing and quarantining when class starts Aug. 30. As D.C. makes a push to get kids ages 12 and older vaccinated with incentives, such as scholarship money and prizes, the head of D.C. Publ Howard Co. urges parents to get eligible kids vaccinated, cautions of potential delta disruption 08/10/2021 01:46pm • Officials in Howard County, Maryland, are encouraging parents to get eligible school-age children vaccinated against COVID-19 ahead of the school year starting later this month, saying vaccines provide the best protection even against the more infectious delta strain of the virus. In the words of Pediatricians 'absolutely concerned' as COVID-19 cases nearly double among kids 08/09/2021 09:54am • The president of the American Academy of Pediatrics isn't happy with vaccination rates among youngsters and said doctors are “absolutely concerned” about rising cases of COVID-19 among adolescents. Speaking during a webinar hosted Aug. 4 by the COVID-19 Vaccine Education and Equity Project, D What are warning signs of blood clots? 08/09/2021 08:50am • A blood clot can be a serious medical problem. It can even lead to a heart attack, stroke or death. In fact, 274 people die every day from blood clots, according to the National Blood Clot Alliance. So what does a blood clot look or feel like? And how do you know if you have one? A blood clot As universities require vaccines, risk of fake vaccination cards worries students and experts 08/08/2021 05:06am • Students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill can voluntarily share their Covid-19 vaccine status with administration, but those who show up on campus unvaccinated or choose not to disclose their vaccination status will have to get tested for coronavirus weekly. When apprehensive s Some in US getting COVID-19 boosters without FDA approval 08/07/2021 09:38am • DENVER (AP) — When the delta variant started spreading, Gina Welch decided not to take any chances: She got a third, booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine by going to a clinic and telling them it was her first shot. The U.S. government has not approved booster shots against the virus, saying it