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COVID-19 vaccinations for 5-11 year olds started Thursday in Montgomery County. On Friday, young residents waited to get their first dose at the Dennis Avenue Health Center in Silver Spring. “I feel happy to get my vaccine,” 5-year-old Lillian Obletz of Silver Spring said. “Now I can play with more friends.” “We were really excited […]

Montgomery County is likely to avoid reinstating an indoor mask mandate for now, as county data showed the jurisdiction re-entered moderate COVID-19 transmission Thursday. County Assistant Chief Administrative Officer Dr. Earl Stoddard confirmed on Twitter that the county will avoid triggering the mandate assuming the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updates its numbers […]

Montgomery County-run clinics will begin COVID-19 vaccinations for children ages 5-11 on Thursday, leaders said during a virtual briefing Wednesday. Appointments should become available on the county’s online COVID-19 portal by the end of the day Wednesday, County Public Health Emergency Preparedness Manager Sean O’Donnell said. The website also lists local providers offering the vaccine […]

After the CDC announced its final approval granting emergency authorization of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11, Gov. Larry Hogan announced Marylanders can start making appointments for children. Hogan said during a press conference Wednesday that the state has placed an initial order of 180,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine from […]

Los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC) recomendaron el martes que los niños de entre 5 y 11 años reciban la vacuna pediátrica COVID-19 de Pfizer-BioNTech. La FDA autorizó la misma vacuna para uso de emergencia el 29 de octubre. De acuerdo con estos desarrollos, las Escuelas Públicas del Condado de […]

Gov. Larry Hogan announced that he will provide a COVID-19  vaccine update at 3 p.m. The briefing will be streamed live on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube. The press briefing comes after the CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said she was endorsing the recommendation to vaccinate children ages 5 to 11. At this point no agenda for […]

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended Tuesday children between the ages of 5 and 11 receive the Pfizer-BioNTech pediatric COVID-19 vaccine. The FDA authorized the same vaccine for emergency use on Oct. 29. In line with these developments, MCPS will partner with the County Department of Health and Human Services and Holy Cross […]

Montgomery County’s indoor mask mandate will be reinstated if the jurisdiction reaches seven straight days of CDC-defined substantial coronavirus transmission, rather than one day as a previous regulation required. The Montgomery County Council, sitting as the Board of Health, unanimously voted for the amended regulation Tuesday afternoon. If substantial COVID-19 transmission continues through Friday, Nov. […]

Los líderes de las Escuelas Públicas del Condado de Montgomery (MCPS) detallaron la guía de cuarentena COVID-19 actualizada para las escuelas, durante una conferencia de prensa virtual el lunes. La nueva guía entrará en vigencia el próximo lunes 8 de noviembre, dijo el Dr. McKnight, superintendente interina de MCPS. Los departamentos de salud y educación […]

Leaders detailed updated COVID-19 quarantine guidance for Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) during a virtual press conference Monday. The new guidance will take effect next Monday, Nov. 8, MCPS Interim Superintendent Dr. McKnight said. The Maryland departments of health and education released new K-12 childcare COVID-19 guidance Friday evening, she said. Unvaccinated students have otherwise […]