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Montgomery County health official: 'We need the doses' 01/11/2021 07:15pm • Officials in Montgomery County, Maryland, said the lack of a coordinated COVID-19 vaccine distribution from the federal government and policies from the state government are hampering vaccination efforts. Montgomery County is in its first phase of its vaccination rollout plan, which includes heal Maryland task force targets civil justice system's 'systemic failings and inequities' 01/11/2021 04:02pm • It can be challenging for anyone to navigate the legal system when dealing with issues such as evictions, debt, abuse and unemployment. Now, a Maryland task force has identified ways to help marginalized communities better access the state's civil justice system. The Maryland attorney general's C DC residents 65 and older can schedule COVID-19 vaccines 01/11/2021 11:54am • D.C. residents age 65 and older can now schedule to get vaccinated against COVID-19. "It should take only five minutes on the phone," D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said Monday. “I know many of our seniors are eager to get this vaccine. It has been a long 10 months — for many seniors, it has bee WTOP Top Kid: DC teen 'Woks for Washington' 01/11/2021 04:40am • Cathleen Shi and her sister Grace deliver food to local hospitals. (Courtesy Cathleen Shi) Many D.C.-area businesses have been hit hard by the pandemic, but one Washington teen has found a way to support health care workers and local restaurants. Cathleen Shi, 13, and her sister Grace, both C US House members may have been exposed to COVID-19 while sheltering from riot 01/10/2021 10:29pm • The U.S. House Office of the Attending Physician is telling members of the U.S. House of Representatives to get tested for COVID-19 after facing possible exposure to the virus while sheltering from Wednesday's riots in the Capitol. In a message sent from the attending physician to House members a Fauci reassures Black and Brown communities on safety of COVID-19 vaccine 01/08/2021 10:06pm • The nation’s top infectious disease expert addressed concerns among Black and Brown communities that COVID-19 vaccines will cause more harm than good. Speaking at a “Facts and Faiths Fridays” weekly virtual event hosted by Virginia Commonwealth University’s Massey Cancer Center, Dr. Antho Virginia adds vaccine distribution data to COVID-19 dashboard next week 01/08/2021 05:31pm • Shelby Garlick, assistant director of nursing for infection control, receives the Pfizer vaccine at the Goodwin House Bailey's Crossroads, a senior living community in Falls Church, Virginia, on Dec. 30, 2020. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images) More than 100,000 vaccines have bee Johns Hopkins expert predicts US COVID-19 death toll could rise to 400,000 by month's end 01/08/2021 04:00pm • If the trend of new all-time high numbers of daily COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. continues, the virus could claim 400,000 lives by the end of January, according to an expert at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. "More than 4,085 Americans died from the coronavirus yesterday, and t COVID-19 vaccine distribution ramps up in Howard, Frederick counties 01/08/2021 03:36pm • Maryland's Frederick and Howard counties have ramped up coronavirus vaccine distribution as more shipments become available locally. Howard County has received 4,500 doses of the coronavirus vaccine so far and has given out more than 2,600 of those, according to County Executive Calvin Ball. H Maryland offers 'economic stimulus' tax relief to some businesses, workers 01/06/2021 08:57pm • Pandemic-related tax relief described as an economic stimulus package is now in place for some small businesses and self-employed people in Maryland. Extensions for certain tax filing and payment deadlines were announced Wednesday by Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot, who described the move as What a 'zero-waste' policy for COVID-19 vaccine in DC means 01/06/2021 06:14pm • A "zero-waste" policy for COVID-19 vaccinations in D.C. helps assure that doses intended for people missing scheduled appointments will get used. The vaccines now approved for use have short shelf lives once defrosted. "Our communication to pharmacists has been consistent about zero waste of t Northam tells Virginians to be patient and vigilant as vaccine rollout gets underway 01/06/2021 05:19pm • Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced the commonwealth's plan for distributing the COVID-19 vaccine to residents by priority groups, as he urged Virginians to ready themselves for a long winter with high rates of infection. Northam said that his administration's goal is to get to 25,000 shots dis Montgomery County officials unveil vaccine-information website 01/06/2021 05:05pm • Montgomery County, Maryland, officials on Wednesday unveiled a new website that will let residents find out where they fall in the pecking order of who gets a coronavirus vaccine. Health Officer Dr. Travis Gayles, in the weekly media briefing, was quick to point out that the site, part of the cou 'We need help,' Prince George's Co. says amid criticism of slow coronavirus vaccine rollout 01/06/2021 04:37pm • Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks addresses the county's coronavirus vaccine rollout during a news conference Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2020. (Courtesy Prince George's County Executive) Officials in Prince George's County, Maryland, acknowledged the rollout of the county's COVID-19 vac Fairfax Co. schools 'pause' return to in-person learning, await vaccinations 01/06/2021 09:02am • Less than a week before the planned return to hybrid in-person learning for some public school students in Virginia's Fairfax County, Superintendent Scott Brabrand and the county school board agreed to delay the return for at least a month. During a work session with the Fairfax County School B