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Before the Montgomery County Council approved several county-wide COVID-19 measures easing coronavirus restrictions for businesses and establishments on Friday, MyMCM spoke to councilmember Will Jawando. Jawando addressed why Montgomery County is not following Gov. Larry Hogan’s new public health executive orders went into effect at 5 p.m. allowing restaurants, bars, places of worship, and establishments […]

The Montgomery County Council approved several changes to COVID-19 restrictions during a meeting Friday. The following changes go into effect Friday, March 12, at 5 p.m.: 1. remove all local restrictions on childcare facilities and therefore require them to follow State requirements; 2. changes maximum capacity to align with fire or other occupancy permit; 3. […]

The Montgomery County Council, sitting as the Board of Health (BOH), is scheduled to meet virtually Friday at 1:30 p.m. to introduce a regulation and hold a public hearing for new reopening measures. A vote is tentatively scheduled during the meeting following the hearing. If the council votes to approve the changes, they go into […]

Novavax confirmed high levels of vaccine efficacy against both original and variant COVID-19 strains in recent United Kingdom and South Africa trials. In a press release Thursday, the Gaithersburg-based drug company said its vaccine has shown to provide 100% protection against severe disease, including hospitalizations and deaths. In a Phase 3 trial, Novavax reported a […]

Montgomery County COVID-19 Statistics for March 12 According to Montgomery County health officials, 10.4% of the county’s residents are fully vaccinated with two doses of either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine, and 20.2% have received the first dose. Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services clinics are currently vaccinating 1A (all tiers) and 1B […]

El ejecutivo del condado de Montgomery, Marc Elrich, pidió un “equilibrio cuidadoso continuo” para reducir la propagación del COVID-19. En un comunicado emitido el jueves, Elrich señaló el anuncio del gobernador Larry Hogan de que a partir del 12 de marzo pondría fin a muchas de las restricciones y límites de capacidad que se han […]

County Executive Marc Elrich called for “continued careful balance” in reducing the spread of COVID-19. In a statement released Thursday, Elrich pointed to Gov. Larry Hogan’s announcement that as of March 12, he would end many of the restrictions and capacity limits that have been in place to curb the spread of COVID-19. “It almost […]

Los funcionarios de salud del condado de Montgomery informaron el jueves que el 10% de los residentes del condado están completamente vacunados, lo que significa que han recibido dos dosis de la vacuna Pfizer o Moderna o una dosis de la vacuna Johnson and Johnson de dosis única. Mientras los residentes del condado siguen recibiendo […]

Montgomery County COVID-19 Statistics for March 11 Montgomery County health officials reported Thursday that 10% of the county residents are fully vaccinated which means they have either received two doses of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine or one dose of the Johnson and Johnson single-dose vaccine. The Maryland Department of Health reported 126 new COVID-19 cases in […]

The Montgomery County Council’s Office of Legislative Oversight (OLO) released a comprehensive report Tuesday analyzing the county’s public safety response to mental health situations. The report found that suspected mental illness is a key risk factor that leads to uses of force by Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) officers. It cites MCPD’s latest Use of […]