(JAN 18, 2022) ANNAPOLIS, MD – Gov. Larry Hogan today announced that open enrollment will continue on Maryland Health Connection through February in light of the ongoing public health emergency. A record number of Marylanders – 181,603 – have enrolled in coverage for 2022 through the state’s health insurance marketplace. A surge of new enrollees […]
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Website for free coronavirus tests is coming. How will it work?
By Zeke Miller and Darlene Superville The Associated Press Under criticism after weeks of shortages, President Joe Biden’s administration is working to make COVID-19 rapid test kits more available and accessible to Americans by boosting supply and lowering costs. A new federal website to request free test kits launches Jan. 19, with the first shipments […]
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AP FACT CHECK: Trump seeds race animus with COVID falsehood
By Calvin Woodward and David Klepper The Associated Press Donald Trump falsely declared in a weekend rally that public health authorities are denying the COVID-19 vaccine to White people because of their race. The former president seeded racial resentments in remarks that twisted the facts on public-health policy and exaggerated the effects of racially conscious […]
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Soaring COVID-19 cases renew US debate over mask mandates
By MEG KINNARD, Associated Press Officials across the U.S. are again weighing how and whether to impose mask mandates as COVID-19 infections soar and the American public grows ever wearier of pandemic-related restrictions. Much of the debate centers around the nation’s schools, some of which have closed due to infection-related staffing issues. In a variety of places, […]
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Kids’ low COVID-19 vaccination rates called a ‘gut punch’
By LINDSEY TANNER. AP Medical Writer Distrust, misinformation and delays because of the holidays and bad weather have combined to produce what authorities say are alarmingly low COVID-19 vaccination rates in U.S. children ages 5 to 11. As of Tuesday, just over 17% were fully vaccinated, more than two months after shots became available to […]
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Red Cross: National blood crisis could be dangerous for patients
Baltimore, MD (Jan. 11, 2022) — The American Red Cross is facing a national blood crisis – its worst blood shortage in more than a decade. Dangerously low blood supply levels are posing a concerning risk to patient care and forcing doctors to make difficult decisions about who receives blood transfusions and who will need […]
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COVID-19 surge leads BCPS to temporarily move some schools to virtual learning
The recent COVID-19 surge has led BCPS to temporarily move some individual schools (fully or partially) to virtual learning. A number of factors are considered such as percent of positive student and staff cases, number of staff and students in quarantine, and special program considerations. A continually updated list of affected schools can be found […]
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Building COVID-19 vaccine confidence: Encouraging others to get vaccinated
By Eddye Bullock, MD, Assistant Chief of Adult and Family Medicine, Kaiser Permanente As we begin a new year, we are in a very different place than we were when this pandemic began. Thanks to unprecedented collaboration and funding, we have three safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines approved in the U.S., which have allowed us […]
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DMV COVID-19 update: Blacks bear the brunt of Omicron variant
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. and Digital Editor mgreen@afro.com In a day’s time, more than 2,000 more residents in the nation’s capital were diagnosed with COVID-19 between Jan. 2 and Jan 3. Just outside the District, in Prince George’s and Montgomery Counties, are the highest number of cases in the State of Maryland. These numbers […]
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Hogan declares 30-day state of emergency due to virus surge
By BRIAN WITTE, Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan declared a 30-day state of emergency on Tuesday to fight a surge in COVID-19 cases, mobilizing 1,000 members of the Maryland National Guard to help state and local health officials. Hogan made the announcement as Maryland hit 3,057 hospitalizations for COVID-19 — […]
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PCR, rapid tests and COVID vaccines now available at Tuerk House in Baltimore
The Andre Kennedy Center for Integrated Behavioral Health and Urgent Care at Tuerk House Now Open; Offering COVID-19 Testing Walk-ins welcome for rapid and PCR COVID-19 tests; New addition to Tuerk House main campus in West Baltimore offers outpatient treatment for mental health disorders and non-emergent illnesses and injuries Baltimore (January 3, 2022) – As of […]
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Leader of Washington’s Catholic Archdiocese has COVID-19
By The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The cardinal who leads the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington has tested positive for the coronavirus. The archdiocese said in a statement Friday that Cardinal Wilton Gregory is canceling his appearances at this weekend’s services. “I am fully vaccinated and boosted,” the cardinal said in a statement. “I am experiencing […]