Montgomery Community Media

Los funcionarios de salud del Condado de Montgomery están ofreciendo consejos sobre cómo disminuir los riesgos asociados con la celebración de “Halloween” o la Noche de Brujas, mientras continúa la pandemia de COVID-19. “Queremos que los niños disfruten de Halloween, pero queremos estar seguros de que están celebrando de manera segura”, dijo el Dr. James […]

El condado de Montgomery trasladó algunos sitios de vacunación COVID-19, ya que los funcionarios esperan una mayor demanda de vacunas de refuerzo y en espera de la aprobación federal para que los menores de 12 años puedan ser elegibles en recibir la vacuna. Un comité asesor de la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos (FDA) se […]

The City of Rockville is requiring its current employees to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 by November 15. Newly hired employees will need to have at least their first dose by the deadline and be fully vaccinated in accordance with the Center for Disease Control’s (CDC) guidance. Employees who do not follow through with the […]

Montgomery County moved some COVID-19 vaccination sites as officials expect increased demand for booster shots pending federal approval. A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory committee will meet on Thursday and Friday to discuss Moderna and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 booster shots, per a release from the FDA. Sean O’Donnell, Public Health Emergency Preparedness Manager […]

With the 2022 Gubernatorial Primary Election nine months away – Tuesday, June 28 to be exact – county officials are emphasizing the importance of residents being registered to vote. MyMCM spoke with Montgomery County Board of Elections (BOE) Public Information Officer Dr. Gilberto Zelaya about the importance of residents having up-to-date voter registration information and other […]

Se aproximan las elecciones primarias para gobernador de 2022,  en nueve meses, el martes 28 de junio serán las elecciones, y es vital que los residentes estén registrados para votar, según los funcionarios del condado, de lo contrario no podrán participar con su voto. MyMCM habló con el Oficial de Información Pública de la Junta Electoral […]

Montgomery County leaders are developing a COVID-19 test-to-stay program for Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) with a goal to reduce quarantines, County Assistant Chief Administrative Officer Dr. Earl Stoddard explained during a virtual media briefing Wednesday. The program will look similar to the one in Massachusetts, Stoddard wrote on Twitter. The Massachusetts Department of Elementary […]

On Sept. 16, when Suzanne Brennan Firstenberg finished setting up her display by the Washington Monument of one flag for each American felled by COVID-19, she oversaw the planting of 666,600 small white flags. On Wednesday, Firstenberg and volunteers pulled up 701,000 flags, the most up-to-date number of deaths. When the Bethesda resident began imagining […]

Dr. Francis Collins will step down from his position as Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda by the end of the year. Originally nominated by former President Barack Obama, Collins has led the NIH since 2009. “It has been an incredible privilege to lead this great agency for more than a […]

El Departamento de Transporte del Condado de Montgomery ofrece transporte gratuito para personas mayores y discapacitadas que desean recibir la vacuna y/o hacerse la pruebas de covid-19. Para programar un viaje, llame a Connect-A-Ride al (301) 738-3252 y proporcione su nombre, dirección, número de teléfono y edad para recibir un “Código de taxi COVID gratuito”. […]