Governor Larry Hogan announced Thursday in a press release all 16- and 17-year-olds are eligible to receive a COVID-19 booster shot in the state of Maryland, effective immediately. “Expanding booster… Read More
In a press release Wednesday, Pfizer, Inc. and BioNTech SE announced a series of laboratory studies resulted in vaccine effectiveness against the highly transmissible Omicron variant after three doses. The… Read More
Montgomery County Public Schools announced over the weekend there was an outbreak of positive coronavirus cases at Burtonville’s Paint Branch High School. One staff member and 16 students tested positive… Read More
Gov. Larry Hogan held a press conference Wednesday to address concerns about the Omicron coronavirus variant and the worsening public health metrics indicative of an impending winter surge. The Omicron… Read More
Former CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield is joining Maryland’s coronavirus response team as a public health senior advisor. Gov. Larry Hogan made the announcement at a press briefing on Tuesday,… Read More
Maryland Department of Health (MDH) has teamed up with Maryland Department of Aging (MDOA) to launch a telephone line to assist Marylanders without internet in making vaccine appointments. The COVID-19… Read More
County Executive Marc Elrich released a video statement on Thursday explaining why the coronavirus vaccination process has been slow across the state and in Montgomery County. Here’s a look at… Read More
The state of Maryland recently opened its first two mass vaccination sites on Friday. The sites are located at the Six Flags America in Prince George’s County and at the… Read More
Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services had to cancel COVID-19 vaccine appointments Monday due to winter weather and hazardous road conditions. Dr. Raymond Crowel, the director of Montgomery… Read More
County Executive Marc Elrich announced that Montgomery County is teaming up with Johns Hopkins Medicine (JHM) to begin vaccinating eligible residents and Montgomery County Public Schools employees this week. The… Read More
The Montgomery County Council is hosting a virtual town hall at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 19 to discuss the community’s COVID-19 vaccination program with public health leaders. Expected to… Read More
Montgomery County has launched an online survey for residents to better understand the community’s concerns about receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. The county plans to use the feedback to answer questions… Read More