Novavax, a vaccine development company headquartered in Gaithersburg, has initiated Phase 3 for its COVID-19 vaccine candidate. It is the fifth candidate to reach Phase 3 in the U.S., after… 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
At the current pace of COVID-19 vaccine allocation, Maryland officials expect to receive 1.8 million doses from the federal government by the end of May, Gov. Larry Hogan said at… Read More
MedStar Montgomery Medical Center’s frontline workers in Olney are starting to receive the coronavirus vaccine. The Pfizer vaccine arrived at MedStar Montgomery on Dec. 18. Thomas Senker, the president of MedStar… Read More
To ensure that the Pfizer vaccine doesn’t spoil, it needs to be kept extremely cold. One company in Gaithersburg, Roberts Oxygen, is doing its part to help keep the vaccine… Read More
As COVID-19 vaccines are starting to roll out across Montgomery County hospitals, County Executive Marc Elrich is warning the public to expect mask wearing to continue into the future. Elrich… Read More
Dr. Duane Stillions was one of dozens of health care workers at Holy Cross Health to receive the first part of the COVID-19 vaccine. Stillions, who works in critical care,… Read More
Adventist HealthCare, which has hospitals in Shady Grove and White Oak, vaccinated its first frontline healthcare workers with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine Thursday after receiving the initial shipments at its… Read More
What’s in Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine? Dr. David Marcozzi, COVID-19 Incident Commander for the University of Maryland Medical System, explained the answer to Marylanders at a press conference with Gov. Larry… Read More
Maryland Schools Superintendent Karen Salmon and Montgomery County Public Schools Superintendent Jack Smith said Tuesday they would like to see education employees be some of the first people to receive… Read More
State officials anticipate that every Maryland hospital will receive COVID-19 vaccine doses over the next two weeks. The FDA approved Pfizer’s vaccine last Friday, and distribution is underway. This week,… Read More
MedStar Health, which includes Montgomery Medical Center in Olney, is preparing to receive the COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer pharmaceutical company this week and already has purchased several ultra-cold freezers to… Read More