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What to know about new COVID variants EG.5, FL.1.5.1 and BA.2.86 now spreading

‘There are reasons to be optimistic’ about new COVID boosters, expert says

CDC says new COVID variant is dominant, including strain some call ‘Eris’

Local COVID-19 numbers creep up, get harder to track

How to prepare for the resumption of federal student loan payments

Black population accounts for over 1 million excess deaths in last two decades, study finds

More COVID-19

Lifting the lid: Virginia health department rolls out COVID data tied to what you flush

‘Grateful to see people’s smiles again’: DC-area residents living life differently in post-COVID world

What the end of the COVID-19 emergency declaration means for Montgomery Co. residents on Medicaid

Fairfax Co. health official shares what to do as the COVID-19 public health emergency ends

‘An impossible situation’: How the pandemic changed public education for DC-area parents, students and leaders

DC doctor explains why pregnancy deaths rates among Black women increased since pandemic

Maryland youth survey: Rise in mental health issues during pandemic, decline in substance abuse

Anne Arundel Co. health officer stepping down for public health post with state

Student loan payments are coming back since the pandemic. Here’s how to prepare