Montgomery Community Media

COVID-19 may be dominating the current medical conversation, but county health officials want to remind parents about the importance of vaccinating their children. To aid this, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Immunization Clinic is set to reopen Monday, July 6. Located at the Dennis Avenue Health Center in Silver Spring, the clinic offers […]

It’s Wednesday, Sept. 18. and we are halfway through another week! Here are five things to know in Montgomery County. 1. School Immunization Clinic: Students in 7th through 12th grade need to show proof of immunization records by Sept. 23 or they’ll be excluded from attending MCPS schools. Today from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., […]

It’s Tuesday, Sept. 17. and it’s Constitution Day! Today we commemorate the signing of the U.S. Constitution. Here are five more things to know in Montgomery County. 1. Council in Session: Montgomery County Council meets this morning in Rockville at 9:30 a.m. Here’s a look at today’s agenda. 2. School Immunization Clinic: Students in 7th through 12th […]

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) officials are reminding parents of important Tdap and MCV4 immunization requirements for seventh graders. Beginning later this week, Montgomery County Health and Human Services staff will provide free Tdap and MCV4 vaccinations to incoming seventh-grade students at several locations throughout the County. The upcoming clinics will be held at the […]

Parents of students enrolled in seventh grade are reminded that new immunization requirements announced earlier this year require students to have one Tdap (Tetanus-diphtheria-attenuated pertussis) and one meningococcal (MCV4) vaccination. Seventh grade students who do not show proof of the required immunizations will be excluded from school beginning Monday, September 15. “Currently we have more […]

Parents of students entering the seventh grade are reminded of the new Maryland State immunization requirements. The county’s Department of Health and Human Services will provide free Tdap and MCV4 vaccinations during the MCPS Back to School Fair on Saturday, August 23 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information or to make an […]

There’s a chill in the air this morning and you may need a jacket when you leave the house. Here are five other things to know today, July 30, in Montgomery County: 1. The Montgomery County Council has approved the White Oak Science Gateway Master Plan. The county council is now on summer recess until […]