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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 […]

El gobernador Larry Hogan dijo en una conferencia de prensa el lunes que alrededor de 1.4 millones de residentes de Maryland ahora son elegibles para una nueva dosis de la vacuna, desde que los Centros para el Control y Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC) aprobaron oficialmente los refuerzos de COVID-19 para Moderna y Johnson & Johnson. […]

Gov. Larry Hogan said at a press briefing Monday that about 1.4 million Marylanders are now eligible for a new dose of the vaccine since the CDC officially approved COVID-19 boosters for Moderna and Johnson & Johnson. So far, 280,000 booster shots have been administered in Maryland. Maryland Department of Health Secretary Dennis Schrader reiterated that […]

El estado de Maryland anunció el jueves que implementará las directrices actualizadas de los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC, por sus siglas en inglés) para el distanciamiento social en el aula. Las pautas recomiendan que con el uso universal de cubrebocas, los estudiantes en los grados K-12 deben mantener un […]

The State of Maryland announced Thursday that it will implement updated guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for social distancing in the classroom. The guidelines recommend that with universal masking, students in grades K-12 should maintain a minimum of three feet during in-person learning. “Every single Maryland student must have the […]

In a press briefing on Tuesday, Gov. Larry Hogan noted that the anniversary of the first confirmed coronavirus cases in Maryland is approaching. On Monday, the United States surpassed 500,000 coronavirus-related deaths since the start of the pandemic. Hogan said the state mourns the loss of all Americans and Marylanders who died of the virus. […]

Dado que los sitios de vacunación masiva de COVID-19 operan en el condado de Prince George y la ciudad de Baltimore, los líderes del condado de Montgomery quieren uno en su jurisdicción. Durante una reunión del concejo con funcionarios del departamento de salud estatal el martes, el oficial de salud del condado, el Dr. Travis […]

As COVID-19 mass vaccination sites operate in Prince George’s County and Baltimore City, Montgomery County leaders want one in their jurisdiction. During a council meeting with state health department officials Tuesday, County Health Officer Dr. Travis Gayles said he wanted to “publicly go on the record” to say Montgomery County has multiple locations that could […]

El martes durante una reunión del Concejo del Condado de Montgomery con funcionarios del departamento de salud estatal, la concejal Nancy Navarro destacó las preocupaciones de la traducción al español con respecto a PrepMod, el sistema estatal de programación de citas para la vacuna del COVID-19. El condado ha recibido comentarios sobre errores de traducción […]

During a Montgomery County Council meeting with state health department officials Tuesday, Councilmember Nancy Navarro highlighted Spanish-language translation concerns regarding PrepMod, the state’s COVID-19 vaccine appointment scheduling system. The county has received feedback about translation errors which lead to “basically, a complete barrier,” Navarro told state officials. When asking for an address, Navarro said PrepMod […]