Maryland health officials announced Friday the detection of the first three cases of the COVID-19 omicron variant, all in the Baltimore area.
Maryland health officials announced Friday the detection of the first three cases of the COVID-19 omicron variant, all in the Baltimore area.
How do we ensure that the world has access to the COVID-19 vaccines needed to prevent more variants like the latest omicron strain from emerging?
“Today, I laid in bed, thinking, ‘I don’t want to go to work.’ I love my job, but I don’t know how much more I can do.” — that was the statement from Karren Sowell to the Frederick County school board as reported in the News-Post on Nov. 20.
We are not back to the beginning of the pandemic — despite the sometimes-chilling parallels to the bleak days of early 2020 — but as everyone from President Biden on down says, it is a time for concern.
There’s a lot to be learned about the omicron coronavirus variant, but scientists already know enough to prescribe a rational response to the threat. As the world waits for data, there’s plenty of useful knowledge that comes from evolutionary biology.
At least we’re learning. Remember when the early reaction to the outbreak of a deadly virus in Wuhan was to discourage people from changing their travel plans?
Getting a shot is never fun, no matter how old you are. So when the Frederick County Health Department started holding COVID-19 vaccine clinics for children between the ages of 5 and 11, the county’s public library system stepped in to help kids smile through the shot.
When the travel ban was finally lifted this month, Brits visiting the U.S. got a shock. Not only were rapid COVID tests hard to find; prices were at rip-off levels. A survey conducted by the Independent newspaper found an antigen test at Orlando International Airport cost $65; it was $75 in …
Coronavirus cases are up in Frederick County Public Schools — with 137 cases reported in the school system last week — the most since in-person classes resumed in August.
In a meeting called to discuss a possible mask requirement, the Frederick County Board of Health on Tuesday forwent talks of a mandate and instead voted to issue a release recommending that people wear masks in public indoor settings.
I have to question the wisdom of County Executive Jan Gardner continuing to keep the county offices and buildings closed to the public.
A recent item in The Frederick News-Post from the Baltimore Sun reports that more than 200,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been “wasted.” The report did not give the reasons, only the possibilities of early expiration dates, temperature requirements and more.
Despite having three vaccines ready and available, President Joe Biden has had more COVID-related deaths than his predecessor whose performance on COVID was deemed poor by the media. Today we see reality clearly. The only difference is in the media coverage. The proof is in the numbers.
Maryland health officials announced Friday the detection of the first three cases of the COVID-19 omicron variant, all in the Baltimore area.
How do we ensure that the world has access to the COVID-19 vaccines needed to prevent more variants like the latest omicron strain from emerging?
“Today, I laid in bed, thinking, ‘I don’t want to go to work.’ I love my job, but I don’t know how much more I can do.” — that was the statement from Karren Sowell to the Frederick County school board as reported in the News-Post on Nov. 20.
We are not back to the beginning of the pandemic — despite the sometimes-chilling parallels to the bleak days of early 2020 — but as everyone from President Biden on down says, it is a time for concern.
There’s a lot to be learned about the omicron coronavirus variant, but scientists already know enough to prescribe a rational response to the threat. As the world waits for data, there’s plenty of useful knowledge that comes from evolutionary biology.
At least we’re learning. Remember when the early reaction to the outbreak of a deadly virus in Wuhan was to discourage people from changing their travel plans?
Getting a shot is never fun, no matter how old you are. So when the Frederick County Health Department started holding COVID-19 vaccine clinics for children between the ages of 5 and 11, the county’s public library system stepped in to help kids smile through the shot.
When the travel ban was finally lifted this month, Brits visiting the U.S. got a shock. Not only were rapid COVID tests hard to find; prices were at rip-off levels. A survey conducted by the Independent newspaper found an antigen test at Orlando International Airport cost $65; it was $75 in …
Coronavirus cases are up in Frederick County Public Schools — with 137 cases reported in the school system last week — the most since in-person classes resumed in August.
In a meeting called to discuss a possible mask requirement, the Frederick County Board of Health on Tuesday forwent talks of a mandate and instead voted to issue a release recommending that people wear masks in public indoor settings.
I have to question the wisdom of County Executive Jan Gardner continuing to keep the county offices and buildings closed to the public.
The Frederick County Board of Education on Wednesday voted to lift quarantine requirements for students who were mask…
All Frederick Health employees are in compliance with the COVID-19 vaccination policy the health care system implemen…
ANNAPOLIS — A $3 million vaccine canvassing program Gov. Larry Hogan announced Sept. 8 is benefiting 26 community gro…
Frederick County’s Board of Education is working on a voluntary coronavirus screening program the county’s public sch…
Ninety-five percent of Marylanders 65 years and older have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, Gov. Lar…
With more coronavirus patients hospitalized in Frederick County since late April, Frederick Health Hospital tightened…
Frederick County Public Schools said Tuesday a pair of coronavirus cases at Tuscarora High School met the state crite…
The number of coronavirus tests being administered in Frederick County has surged in recent weeks as positivity level…
Forty-one Frederick County Public Schools staff and students reported positive coronavirus cases to the school system…
Frederick County reported its first death from the coronavirus in two weeks over the weekend as infections and hospit…
After “a small number” of students and staff across Frederick County Public Schools were told to quarantine this week…
Frederick County recorded its highest daily total of coronavirus cases since early February on Tuesday as the state o…
On a recent sweaty afternoon, not 50 yards from where U.S. 340 spills onto Jefferson Pike, a group of giggly girls da…
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention upgraded its designation of coronavirus transmission levels in Fr…
About 75 people gathered outside the Frederick County Board of Education building Wednesday, protesting the school sy…
The level of coronavirus transmission in Frederick County is now considered “substantial” by the U.S. Centers for Dis…
The latest surge of coronavirus cases continued in Frederick County through the weekend, with the community reporting…
All Frederick County Public Schools students and staff will be required to wear masks inside school buildings this fa…
A sleepy black-and-white dog stretched out in the doorway of Orvis-Hunting Creek Outfitters on North Market Street Tu…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reversed its masking guidance Tuesday, recommending everyone across th…
Frederick County on Sunday recorded the most coronavirus cases it has seen on a single day since early May, adding 18…
The 2009 swine flu outbreak had given them a crash course in vaccine distribution. They were cognizant that there may…
Sometime last year — Lisa Hughes doesn’t remember exactly when — she sat on the landing of her stairs. Then, she laid down.
For the first time in more than a year, there were no patients Thursday at Frederick Health Hospital being treated fo…
Thursday marks the beginning of the end of the state of emergency in Maryland, as mandates and restrictions Gov. Larr…
Lifelong Frederick resident Jennifer LeBaron became one of the winners in Maryland’s vaccination lottery earlier this…
When Burkittsville Mayor Deborah Burgoyne learned that her small town’s ZIP code had one of the highest vaccination r…
Starting in August, Frederick Health will require all new employees, medical staff members and volunteers to be vacci…
Frederick Health was noncommittal this week on whether it’ll require its employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19…
The city of Frederick will open buildings to the public on July 6, with vaccinated people not required to wear masks.
As employees go back to the office, pets accustomed to having their humans at home may find themselves alone more oft…
Frederick County Public Libraries will open their doors to the public next week for the first time in more than a year.
More than 500 COVID-19 deaths went uncounted in the state due to improper classification, according to the Maryland D…
After mulling over the pros and cons of getting her 15-year-old vaccinated, Jennifer Barrows of Urbana said the best …
Hoping to lift the transportation barrier some people face, United Way and Frederick County Health Department are par…
Nearly half of Frederick County’s population has received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Gov. Larry Hogan announced Friday that the state will follow guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Preven…
Gov. Larry Hogan announced Wednesday that all business restrictions related to the coronavirus pandemic, except indoo…
Due to increasing supply of the coronavirus vaccine, County Executive Jan Gardner (D) announced Thursday the county’s…
New coronavirus cases in Frederick County fell to their lowest level since early October on Monday, while the death t…
Declaring that Maryland is no longer constrained by vaccine supply, and with rapidly improving COVID-19 metrics, Gov.…
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is providing financial assistance to families to help cover the cost of funer…
Gov. Larry Hogan announced Tuesday that Maryland is offering drive-thru, no-appointment COVID-19 vaccinations at thre…
On March 5, 2020, Maryland’s first three positive cases of COVID-19 were confirmed. What followed has been more than …
Key COVID-19 metrics across Maryland continued their noticeable improvement Monday, as the seven-day rolling positivi…
Frederick County’s COVID-19 positivity rate is trending downward as nearly one-third of the local population reached …
Frederick County will open its largest vaccination site to date Saturday in the former United Health Care office on O…
As Beth Heltebridle walked through the lobby at the C. Burr Artz Public Library in downtown Frederick, several tables…
Just before 1 p.m. Thursday, an unexpected guest plopped down into the chair at Colleen Hurdle's vaccination station.
Gov. Larry Hogan said Wednesday that Maryland was nearing the tipping point in its COVID-19 vaccination campaign when…
As Frederick County hit 300 deaths related to COVID-19, Maryland marked the halfway point of getting at least one sho…
Despite a national pause of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine due to concerns about rare bloo…
Frederick County health officials are hopeful that the number of vaccinations at a Frederick Community College clinic…
Nearly a quarter of Frederick County’s population has been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, as anyone 16 or older i…
COVID-19 positivity rates dipped slightly in the county and state as Maryland boasted its highest day of getting shot…
Frederick County crossed another milestone this week with the COVID-19 vaccine, as more than half of the county resid…
Confident in the increasing supply of COVID-19 vaccine Maryland is receiving from the federal government, Gov. Larry …
The Maryland House of Delegates has spent the last two-plus months in an environment unlike any other since it first …
Healthy eating, daily walks, the fear of God, and one Peroni beer a day keeps 100-year-old Eunice Shadle going.
Last Easter, Frederick Church of the Brethren lead pastor Kevin King addressed a virtual congregation from his backya…
Maryland is averaging more than 60,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses a day, according to a Saturday tweet from Gov. Larry Hogan.
It’s been a one-of-a-kind session for Maryland delegates and senators in Annapolis this year, as they’ve juggled coro…
With a holiday weekend approaching, Frederick County Executive Jan Gardner sounded alarms Thursday about rising COVID…
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…
