Montgomery Community Media

Use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine has been paused “out of an abundance of caution” while six incidents of rare and severe blood clots are studied, and medical professionals are alerted to what to look for and how to treat anyone experiencing these conditions, Dr. Janet Woodcock, acting U.S. Food and Drug Commission […]

Montgomery County COVID-19 Statistics for April 13 The Maryland Department of Health reported 116 new COVID-19 cases in Montgomery County Tuesday morning. The county’s cumulative case count is 68,260. As of April 12, the county reported that 108 people were hospitalized with COVID-19. Montgomery County recorded no new coronavirus-related fatalities Tuesday, so the death toll in […]

According to county leaders, the number of allotted COVID-19 vaccine doses has slightly decreased on a federal and state level. During County Council President Tom Hucker’s media briefing on Monday, local health officials said the mass vaccination site at Montgomery College’s Germantown campus did ‘tremendously well’ last week by administering about 3,000 doses on Thursday […]

Los concejales del condado de Montgomery Will Jawando y Craig Rice anunciaron que convocarán un grupo de trabajo para desarrollar profesionales de salud mental y otros servicios de apoyo en las Escuelas Públicas del Condado de Montgomery (MCPS), con la intención de que los oficiales de policía no estén en las escuelas todos los días. […]

Montgomery County Councilmembers Will Jawando and Craig Rice announced they will convene a task force to grow mental health professionals and other support services in Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS), with the intention that police officers will not be in schools everyday. “We know that our current systems are not working, particularly for our Black […]

Montgomery College President Dr. DeRionne Pollard spoke a day ahead of MC’s Germantown campus launching as a state-run mass vaccination clinic. Pollard said that the college was “honored” to serve its community. “There are three things every [community] in our nation needs right now — every community, every town across the nation: one is vaccines, […]

Gov. Larry Hogan announced during a press conference on April 9 the formation of a workgroup to address the rise in violence targeting the Asian American community, “This workgroup, one of the first of its kind in the country, will be composed of a wide ranging group of experts and advocates across various disciplines who will […]

Gov. Larry Hogan was asked after touring the mass vaccination site at Montgomery College Germantown on April 7 if there are any plans to shift vaccine distribution to parts of the state that have more of a demand in terms of residents wanting the vaccine, rather than distributing based on per capita data to counties. […]

Montgomery County COVID-19 Statistics for April 12 Since Friday, April 9, the Maryland Department of Health has reported 371 new cases of COVID-19 in Montgomery County — 138 Saturday, 131 Sunday and 102 Monday. The county’s cumulative case count is 68,144. The county most recently reported that 112 people were hospitalized with COVID-19 in Montgomery […]

Montgomery County Public Schools, Montgomery College, and CASA invite students and community members to an information session about applying for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) status on Wednesday, April 14 at 7 p.m. The webinar will explain how to obtain DACA and what the process is like for a high school or college […]