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DC leaders try to increase COVID-19 vaccination rates with east-of-the-river effort 06/19/2021 12:13pm • Across the entire city, more than 70% of the adult population in the District has received at least one COVID-19 vaccination. But while that may be the average over all eight wards, it's not the average in every single one of the District's eight wards. To change that, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser Teams keep up door-to-door effort in Prince George's Co. to boost lagging vaccination rates 06/18/2021 01:46am • Door-to-door canvassers in Prince George's County, Maryland, have completed the first phase of a countywide outreach effort, having knocked on more than 95,000 doors to provide information about COVID-19 vaccines and sign residents up for appointments. The outreach effort, which began April 22, w July 4 fireworks are a go for the National Mall 06/15/2021 01:15pm • Fireworks for the Fourth of July are a go on the National Mall. "We are very excited to announce that, once again, the National Park Service will host the annual Independence Day fireworks celebration on the National Mall," NPS spokesman Mike Litterst told WTOP. Litterst said the show will go Prince George's County's summer school programs look to address student needs 06/14/2021 11:15pm • The school system in Prince George's County's, Maryland, stayed in a virtual learning format longer than other jurisdictions in the rest of the state. Now, it is offering summer classes to do more than just address "learning loss." Dr. Kia McDaniel, director of curriculum and instruction for Prin CDC: 'Serious public health threat' possible if kids don't make up missed vaccinations 06/14/2021 04:01am • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is concerned about a “marked decline” in routine childhood vaccinations during the COVID-19 pandemic, and health officials want parents to schedule doctor’s visits for kids right away. “People are often saying, ‘We’ll wait until later in The woman who spent lockdown alone in the Arctic 06/12/2021 03:59am • For most of us, the pandemic has meant enforced solitude. But for others, it's been the chance to go searching for that solitude. And where better to do so than in the Arctic Circle? In fact, Valentina Miozzo went one step further. She moved to the far north of Norway -- within the Arctic Circle Montgomery County town hall aims to help women return to work 06/11/2021 06:05pm • With vaccination numbers up and COVID-19 restrictions going away, Montgomery County, Maryland, is trying to help more women get back into the workforce. At a Friday town hall called "Bringing Women Back to Work," Lynne Stein Benzion, with the Montgomery County Economic Development Corporation, sa Fauci on DC vaccine rollout: 'We've got to do better with younger people' 06/11/2021 04:58pm • Overall, 64% adults in the U.S. have had at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, according CDC data. In D.C., 58% of all residents are partially or fully vaccinated. But the nation’s leading infectious diseases expert wants more. “The only issue, Madam Mayor, is, we've got to do better with Montgomery County schools detail fall plans; 2022 operating budget adopted 06/10/2021 08:18pm • Preparations continue for Montgomery County, Maryland, schools as they gear up for learning in the fall, which, for many students, will be a blast from the pre-pandemic past. “We’re excited and ready to welcome all of our students and staff back in the fall,” Diane Morris, associate superin What's in the Montgomery County virtual learning plan? 06/09/2021 09:50pm • As the Montgomery County, Maryland, Board of Education prepares to meet Thursday, parents and community advocates have questions about the plan for a permanent virtual learning academy. The school system's website includes basic information about the plan for full-time virtual learning starting i Parents get chance to ask questions about Prince George's County fall school plans 06/09/2021 09:02pm • More than 20,000 people dialed in Wednesday to ask Prince George's County, Maryland, schools CEO Monica Goldson about fall school plans — especially about the limited virtual learning option. Seven hundred virtual learning slots for middle and high school students are available in the fall. App DC-area hospitals to require employees to receive COVID-19 vaccines 06/09/2021 04:58pm • Hospitals in the D.C. region said Wednesday that their employees will have to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of their employment. The District of Columbia Hospital Association, or DCHA, said around 70% of hospital employees in D.C. have been vaccinated to date. Around 50% of Amid COVID-19 decline, welcome to 'slightly relaxed life' in Montgomery Co. 06/09/2021 03:26pm • Officials in Montgomery County, Maryland, say their extremely cautious approach throughout the coronavirus pandemic and efforts to speed vaccinations have paid off, and that residents of Maryland's largest county are now enjoying a "slightly relaxed life" with less worry about contracting the virus. The world's most livable cities in 2021 06/09/2021 01:57am • The impact of Covid-19 on global livability has been absolutely devastating. Well over a year into the pandemic, ongoing health crises, border closures and lockdowns are continuing to affect millions of people around the world. But some destinations have fared much better than others in managi Task force makes more suggestions for Prince George's Co. pandemic recovery 06/08/2021 05:45pm • A task force formed in May has made several new suggestions for how Prince George’s County can best recover from the pandemic. Tuesday’s report, titled "A Redefined Future," is the third from the Prince George’s Forward task force, and its focus is on longer-term action. The task force’s