Free Flu Vaccination Clinic in Silver Spring on Feb. 17
The Dennis Avenue Health Center in Silver Spring will host a free flu vaccine clinic on Friday, Feb. 17 from 10:30 a.m.-5:45 p.m. Anyone over the age of six months… Read More
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Holy Cross Leaders Discuss Impacts on Hospitals
Montgomery County is at a medium level of COVID-19 community transmission as of December. Emergency department volumes across the county and state have been high, health leaders say, which impacts… Read More
Las Muertes por COVID-19 Aumentaron el mes Pasado, Según Funcionarios del Condado
El condado de Montgomery y Maryland registraron la mayor cantidad de muertes por COVID-19 en diciembre desde febrero pasado, según funcionarios del condado. El Gerente de Preparación para Emergencias de… Read More
COVID-19 Deaths Increased Last Month, Per County Officials
Montgomery County and Maryland saw the most COVID-19 deaths in December since last February, according to county officials. Public Health Emergency Preparedness Manager Sean O’Donnell said the county saw 41… Read More
Flu Cases Move From ‘Very High’ to ‘High’ in Maryland
The number of flu cases is still rising around the country but the outbreak in Maryland has slowed a touch. The Maryland Department of Health’s Flu Dashboard reports as of… Read More
¿Qué es Tripledemia y Cómo Afecta a la Población?
Según expertos en salud, la temporada de frío es el escenario para que se presente una posible “tripledemia”, donde tres virus coinciden: el COVID-19, el virus VRS (Virus Respiratorio Sincital)… Read More
‘Tripledemic’ Causing Higher Volume of Patients in Emergency Rooms
Emergency departments are seeing an increase in patients with flu and RSV, according to Holy Cross Health Acute Care President Dr. Louis Damiano. “And let’s not forget COVID. So we… Read More
County Flu Vaccination Clinic for Children Scheduled for Dec. 7
Montgomery County will hold a flu vaccination clinic for children from 1-4 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 7, at the Dennis Avenue Health Center. Public schools are releasing children early on… Read More
Casos de Influenza y Virus Respiratorio Sincitial en Aumento
Si bien el condado de Montgomery permanece en el nivel bajo de nivel comunitario para COVID-19, los incidentes de virus respiratorios están aumentando. Los casos y hospitalizaciones por influenza y… Read More
Flu, RSV on the Rise in Montgomery County
While Montgomery County remains in the low level of community level status for COVID-19, incidents of respiratory viruses are on the rise here. Cases and hospitalizations due to influenza and… Read More
Elrich Warns of Potential ‘Tri-Demic’
In his weekly update, County Executive Marc Elrich said that a potential “tri-demic” may occur sometime this winter. A tri-demic, as dubbed by health experts, is the result of a… Read More
UVC: A New Weapon vs. Covid 19
As the pandemic grinds on new ways to combat the virus and its next generations have begun to emerge. We have known for centuries sunlight can be a powerful disinfectant.… Read More