Despite a national pause of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine due to concerns about rare blood clots, the Frederick County Health Department received its largest shipment to date this week of first doses.
Despite a national pause of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine due to concerns about rare blood clots, the Frederick County Health Department received its largest shipment to date this week of first doses.
A few weeks ago I wrote a column in which I briefly referred to the concept of “cave syndrome.” The term was coined by a psychiatrist in Florida to describe people who are feeling scared or unwilling to reenter post-pandemic society — even after being vaccinated — because they have grown too…
Many Americans — and those of us right here in Maryland — have started new and heightened hygiene routines since the outbreak of COVID-19. Before we learned of the novel SARS-CoV-2 virus in 2020, it was less likely that people would sanitize their hands every time they entered a building, le…
After a year of angry battles over lockdowns, mask mandates and vaccinations, a new front has opened in the coronavirus culture war: vaccine “passports.”
Frederick County health officials are hopeful that the number of vaccinations at a Frederick Community College clinic can be ramped up in coming weeks, even as the Food and Drug Administration recommended the precautionary pause of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine after a small number of pa…
Nearly a quarter of Frederick County’s population has been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, as anyone 16 or older in Maryland became eligible to receive a shot Monday from any vaccine provider.
On March 29, Rochelle Walensky, the director of the Centers for Disease Control, shared “the recurring feeling I have of impending doom.” Later that day, she gave MSNBC viewers some good news: “Our data from the CDC today suggests, you know, that vaccinated people do not carry the virus, don…
COVID-19 positivity rates dipped slightly in the county and state as Maryland boasted its highest day of getting shots in arms over the weekend.
Easter Sunday marked the one-year anniversary of "15 days to slow the spread."
I will not mention how transformational the last 365 or so days have been because you already know that. Obviously, right now, there’s a lot of pent-up energy to get out and live our lives to the fullest.
Frederick County crossed another milestone this week with the COVID-19 vaccine, as more than half of the county residents who have been vaccinated received their shots from a provider outside the county health department or Frederick Health Hospital.
We are in a desperate race against time — and against the evolving coronavirus — as we try to end this terrible pandemic.
Despite recent setbacks in Michigan and elsewhere, the United States is gradually approaching the day when we may be able to declare the COVID-19 pandemic under control — within our borders, that is.
Despite a national pause of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine due to concerns about rare blood clots, the Frederick County Health Department received its largest shipment to date this week of first doses.
A few weeks ago I wrote a column in which I briefly referred to the concept of “cave syndrome.” The term was coined by a psychiatrist in Florida to describe people who are feeling scared or unwilling to reenter post-pandemic society — even after being vaccinated — because they have grown too…
Many Americans — and those of us right here in Maryland — have started new and heightened hygiene routines since the outbreak of COVID-19. Before we learned of the novel SARS-CoV-2 virus in 2020, it was less likely that people would sanitize their hands every time they entered a building, le…
After a year of angry battles over lockdowns, mask mandates and vaccinations, a new front has opened in the coronavirus culture war: vaccine “passports.”
Frederick County health officials are hopeful that the number of vaccinations at a Frederick Community College clinic can be ramped up in coming weeks, even as the Food and Drug Administration recommended the precautionary pause of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine after a small number of pa…
Nearly a quarter of Frederick County’s population has been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, as anyone 16 or older in Maryland became eligible to receive a shot Monday from any vaccine provider.
On March 29, Rochelle Walensky, the director of the Centers for Disease Control, shared “the recurring feeling I have of impending doom.” Later that day, she gave MSNBC viewers some good news: “Our data from the CDC today suggests, you know, that vaccinated people do not carry the virus, don…
COVID-19 positivity rates dipped slightly in the county and state as Maryland boasted its highest day of getting shots in arms over the weekend.
Easter Sunday marked the one-year anniversary of "15 days to slow the spread."
I will not mention how transformational the last 365 or so days have been because you already know that. Obviously, right now, there’s a lot of pent-up energy to get out and live our lives to the fullest.
Frederick County crossed another milestone this week with the COVID-19 vaccine, as more than half of the county residents who have been vaccinated received their shots from a provider outside the county health department or Frederick Health Hospital.
When the needle touched Steve McKay’s left arm on Jan. 7, the Frederick County councilman was fairly certain the inje…
State leaders announced Wednesday another $3.9 billion in federal funding to help handle various agencies and departm…
As Maryland moved into Phase 2B of its COVID-19 vaccine rollout Tuesday to include anyone 16 and older with underlyin…
More than 40,000 Frederick County residents are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, the latest local figures show.
COVID-19 vaccine providers in Maryland are now averaging 47,760 shots per day.
Gov. Larry Hogan (R) visited Frederick Thursday afternoon to tour Dr. Julio Menocal’s office along the Golden Mile, w…
Frederick County will soon be home to a mass COVID-19 vaccination venue as Maryland plans to double its sites to a do…
Eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccine is set to expand even more across Frederick County on Tuesday, as the Frederick …
Mount Airy will receive almost $16 million to help address the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic from the $1.9 trill…
The local seven-day positivity rate is on the upswing as nearly one-fourth of Frederick County residents can say they…
For the fifth day in a row, the COVID-19 testing positivity rate in Frederick County stands at 5 percent or above.
A doctor with an office near the Golden Mile in Frederick is sending a letter to Sheriff Chuck Jenkins calling on him…
Gov. Larry Hogan revealed the rest of the state’s vaccine schedule Thursday, with the last phase of eligible resident…
Bruce Williams is no longer chained to his laptop the moment he walks through his front door, waiting for the phone t…
In order to encourage Maryland residents to get vaccinated when they become eligible, the Maryland Department of Heal…
Thanks to anticipated federal money due to the coronavirus relief bill recently passed by Congress, County Councilman…
One-fifth of Frederick County’s population has received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, the latest local figu…
Almost one year to the day later, Barbara Barry no longer goes to bed wondering if she’ll see the morning.
Frederick County will follow the governor's decision to lift capacity restrictions on several businesses, but the cou…
Komal Sampat did not expect to have her first-born child while wearing a mask. She also did not expect to be so isola…
Another $7.7 million will soon be available to qualifying Frederick County residents who are having trouble paying re…
Local delegates were torn on whether they would support a supplemental budget from Gov. Larry Hogan, which would give…
COVID-19 vaccines have hit the arms of 46,161 Frederick County residents thus far, or 17.8 percent of the local popul…
As the coronavirus vaccine remains scarce due to low supply throughout Maryland and Frederick County, local officials…
Coronavirus hospitalizations have ticked back up in Frederick County this week, grabbing the attention of County Exec…
Maryland will commemorate the one-year anniversary of the state’s first confirmed case of COVID-19 Friday and honor a…
Gov. Larry Hogan said Tuesday that state health and emergency management officials are in active discussions to expan…
Both the state of Maryland and Frederick County reported positivity rates under 4 percent Sunday.
COVID-19 vaccines have hit the arms of 36,231 locals thus far, or 14 percent of the local population, up from 12.6 pe…
A bill requiring state and local governments to develop plans for teleworking and encouraging private businesses to d…
With a new single-dose coronavirus vaccine on the cusp of federal approval, the vaccination effort in Frederick Count…
Gov. Larry Hogan hailed the improving coronavirus metrics Tuesday and said that Maryland could soon be receiving and …
Restaurants and bars across Frederick County will be able to return to their normal hours of business and serve alcoh…
County Executive Jan Gardner and Board of Education President Jay Mason told the Frederick County delegation Monday t…
County Executive Jan Gardner is "cautiously optimistic" about improving coronavirus metrics, but she remains concerne…
In light of reduced COVID-19 vaccine allocations to Frederick Health Hospital and the Frederick County Health Departm…
COVID-19 vaccines hit the arms of 11.1 percent of Frederick County's population as of Saturday, while the seven-day p…
Tiffany Bruder-Cahill didn’t have high hopes for her son’s 9th birthday celebration. But that was before dozens of st…
Citing improving COVID-19 metrics across the board, Gov. Larry Hogan said that hospitals and nursing homes can begin …
Suzi Borg has worked at the Mental Health Association of Frederick County for more than 20 years, but she's never bee…
Nearly three dozen county leaders from across Maryland have sent a letter to Gov. Larry Hogan, expressing their frust…
More than 690,000 COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in Maryland, with over 10 percent of the Frederick County …
Around 11 a.m. Saturday, downtown Frederick was beginning to fill with pedestrians, people mingling and perusing thro…
Frederick County Executive Jan Gardner issued an executive order Thursday evening that allows restaurants and bars to…
Eligibility for the coronavirus vaccine could soon depend heavily on what you have and where you live.
Even though supply of the coronavirus vaccine remains limited, the Frederick County Health Department will open a thi…
The difference between helping and hurting a survivor of human trafficking can be as simple as keeping a promise, whi…
More than 8 percent of the population in Frederick County has now received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine as …
U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen briefed Frederick County delegation members on coronavirus distribution and heard from mul…
County Executive Jan Gardner announced Friday night she would not yet implement the governor’s executive order from a…
Frederick County Adult Detention Center inmates considered high-risk and those in the work release program will be el…
Citing improved coronavirus metrics across Maryland, Gov. Larry Hogan announced Thursday that restaurants and bars wi…
Every week, thousands of emails and phone calls pour into the office of County Executive Jan Gardner with some variat…
Despite being in a pandemic that has stretched for almost a year, community members are still willing to give their t…
Gov. Larry Hogan pledged Tuesday to lean hard on the federal government to produce and distribute more coronavirus va…
Heidi Keeney celebrated her 18th anniversary as a Frederick County government employee last Thursday. In that time, s…
Frederick County’s elected and health officials expect the supply of COVID-19 vaccine to remain roughly the same for …
Hospitalizations for COVID-19 in Frederick County reached an all-time high Tuesday for the second time in three days …
Gail Fineberg has been faithfully logging onto the Frederick County Health Department’s website for almost a week now…
COVID-19 hospitalizations in Frederick County were the highest Sunday than at any previous time during the pandemic.
With the COVID-19 vaccination rollout set to accelerate, the Frederick County Health Department expressed concern Fri…
Frederick County officials on Friday briefed local members of the state delegation on vaccine distribution and a pote…
Gov. Larry Hogan accelerated Maryland’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout Thursday, saying the state will move into the next t…
ANNAPOLIS — Instead of large crowds of people gathering throughout the statehouse complex in Annapolis Wednesday for …
Frederick County smashed the daily record for COVID-19 infections Tuesday, as the novel coronavirus showed no signs o…
Gov. Larry Hogan announced legislation Monday that would provide more than $1 billion in economic relief to combat th…
COVID-19-related hospitalizations in both Frederick County and the state reached new highs Sunday as the pandemic con…
A former Frederick man sentenced to life in prison for the 1996 murder of a 15-year-old girl will have his case broug…
Four inmates and six correctional officers recently tested positive for COVID-19 at the adult detention center, accor…
Gov. Larry Hogan expects COVID-19 vaccine distribution across Maryland to ramp up in much the same way testing did ov…
