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More than 2,000 ineligible people erroneously signed up to receive a COVID-19 vaccine from Holy Cross Health. Holy Cross Health announced that on Dec. 30, the hospital system, which has locations in Germantown and Silver Spring, sent an email to employees with a link where they could sign up to schedule a time to receive […]

UPDATE: At the briefing, Gov. Hogan said the state expects enough vaccines for 30% of the state’s population. Gov. Larry Hogan will provide an update on the distribution of the two COVID-19 vaccines throughout the state. According to the Maryland Department of Health, as of Monday, Jan. 4 nearly 66,000 frontline healthcare workers and nursing […]

Novavax, que tiene su sede en Gaithersburg e instalaciones en Rockville, anunció que ha pasado a la Fase 3 de su ensayo de eficacia para su vacuna COVID-19. Prevent-19 está diseñado para determinar la eficacia, seguridad e inmunogenicidad de su vacuna. Se espera inscribir hasta 30.000 voluntarios en todo Estados Unidos y México, de los […]

Novavax, which is headquartered in Gaithersburg and has facilities in Rockville, announced it has moved into Phase 3 of its efficacy trial for its COVID-19 vaccine. Prevent-19 is designed to determine the efficacy, safety and immunogenicity of its vaccine. It expects to enroll up to 30,000 volunteers throughout the United States and Mexico, of which […]

According to health officials, Montgomery County received about 4,000 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine last week. County Executive Marc Elrich says the county is currently in Phase 1A, which consists of ​frontline health care workers, nursing home residents and staff, and first responders gradually getting vaccinated first. According to the county’s website, The State of […]

Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) received its first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines, manufactured by Moderna, on Wednesday morning. According to a county news release, this first shipment of vaccines is reserved for county health staffers who are engaged in managing the coronavirus response—including Montgomery County Health Officer Dr. Travis Gayles. 📢 […]

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 safe by manufacturing dry ice. Reggie Wright, the regional sales manager for Roberts Oxygen, explained how dry ice—which is 109 degrees below Fahrenheit—is manufactured. “We […]

Today is Friday, Dec. 18. Here are five things to know in Montgomery County. 1.Healthcare Workers Get COVID-19 Vaccine:  Holy Cross Health will begin to vaccinate its front line workers with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine today. Adventist HealthCare vaccinated its first frontline healthcare workers on Thursday. Click here to learn more. 2. COVID-19 Vaccine Locally: The […]

Gov. Larry Hogan will provide an update on the state’s response to the  COVID-19 surge at 5 p.m. on Thursday. This is Hogan’s second briefing this week, Tuesday he discussed the state’s plan for vaccinations. Watch the briefing below: Hogan’s address will be streamed live Thursday at 5 p.m. on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube. I'll […]

At a press briefing on Dec. 16, Montgomery County Health Officer Dr. Travis Gayles said the Pfizer vaccine should be arriving at all hospitals in the county Wednesday or Thursday. He added that the vaccine doses will also be distributed to pharmacies, which will work to get the doses out to nursing homes and long-term […]