Tag: Covid
Back to School Conversations: Dr. Lewis Ferebee
Dr. Lewis Ferebee discusses teacher hiring, COVID mandates, and safety and security for the new school year.
Read MorePGCPS Drops Mask Mandate
Students return to school in Prince George’s County on August 29th.
Read MoreWhite House: Biden Isolating, Working After COVID Diagnosis
Biden is fully vaccinated and double-boosted and faces a greatly-reduced risk of serious illness.
Read MoreGovernor Wants State Employees To Return To Work Offices
Virginia’s governor wants state workers to return to offices as pandemic numbers decrease.
Read MoreTalking with Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich
Elrich discusses school security, politics and other issues.
Read MorePfizer to Seek FDA Approval for 2nd Booster
Persons 65 and older may need to get a 2nd COVID booster shot
Read MoreFDA Postponing Vaccine Meeting Due To “New Data”
. The trial for children between six months and four-years-old is ongoing.
Read MoreCDC: Booster Shots Needed Against Omicron
Officials have stressed the goal of preventing not just infection but severe disease
Read MoreChesapeake Parents Sue Over Mask Order
A lawsuit over Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin’s executive order on masks in schools
Read MorePGCPS Students Return To Classrooms
All students and staff will be provided KN95 masks and home test kits
Read MoreMasks And Covid Home Kits For Prince George’s County Students
Prince Gorge’s County school officials say in an attempt to slow the spread of Covid, it will hand out free Covid take-home test kits and masks.
Read MoreOmicron Now Dominant Strain In Maryland
75-percent of hospitalized patients are unvaccinated.
Read MoreMont. Co. Parents Urged To Report Kids Winter Break Positive Covid Results
Montgomery County schools officials want parents to report their kids positive Covid tests over the winter break.
Read MoreFauci Suggests Air Travel Vaccination Mandate
Dr. Anthony Fauci suggests airline passengers traveling domestically in the U.S. be vaccinated.
Read MoreDistrict Launches Test Yourself Express
You will get your results in about 15-minutes but you must report your status to D.C. Health online.
Read MoreD.C. School Pivots To Remote Learning
Whitier Elementary School will move to virtual learning through December 22nd due to an increase in COVID cases at the school.
Read MorePowell Remembered In Memorial Service
The service was attended by numerous dignitaries, including President Biden, former President Barack Obama and former President George W. Bush.
Read MoreMask Mandate May Return In Montgomery County
Under consideration by the county is a return to mandatory indoor mask wearing starting Wednesday.
Read MoreD.C. Council To Consider Vaccine Mandate
Some council members are encouraging the COVID vaccine to be part of the list of immunizations students are required to receive every school year.
Read MoreWhite House Ready To Give Kids COVID Shots
It has unveiled plans to get shots in kids’ arms ahead of final FDA and CDC recommendations.
Read MoreMD Reporting More Cases, State Positivity Rising
Health officials say the vast majority of new cases are among the unvaccinated.
Read MoreThird Pfizer/Moderna Shot Recommended
US health officials call for booster shots against COVID-19
Read MoreReporters’ Roundtable
Texas voting bills, President Biden and the vote, Delta variant COVID infections, “Karen” confrontation at New Jersey mall.
Read MoreSix DC Schools To Administer Vaccines
D.C. plans on closing high-capacity walk-up vaccine locations on July 17th.
Read MoreAirline Passengers Behaving Badly
What’s being done about it and what could happening to you if you’re an out-of control passenger?
Read MoreU.S. 70% Vaccine Target May Not Succeed
White House Acknowledges July 4th Vax Goal Will Likely Fall Short
Read MoreChanges To Walk-Up Vaxx Sites
Arena Stage, the RISE Demonstration Center, U-D-C, and the Convention Center locations will all close in late June.
Read MoreNo More Masks for the Vaccinated
CDC: Fully vaccinated people can largely ditch masks indoors
Read MoreConversation with Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich
We talk about where the county is now in the covid fight and other issues.
Read MoreBiden Talks More Vaccines and Voting Rights
Biden also calls Republican efforts to restrict voting rights “sick.”
Read MorePrince George’s Co. Exec. Angela Alsobrooks Talks COVID and Other Issues
Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks sits down for a wide-ranging interview.
Read MoreIn-Person Learning for the Prince George’s County Public Schools
Dr. Goldson discusses the complex plan to return students and teachers to the classroom.
Read MoreConversation w/ Prince George’s County Council Chair Todd Turner
County Council Chair Todd Turner discusses, COVID-19, police reform, the search for a new chief and other issuess.
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