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Date Published: Saturday 28 May 2022
Article Description: Gov. Larry Hogan, finalizing the Maryland legislative session for the year, allowed nearly 300 bills to go into effect without his signature while vetoing 18 others Friday — killing bills that included efforts to speed up mass transit projects in Baltimore and to improve voting and ballot-counting as early as the upcoming July 19 primary.
Date Published: Friday 27 May 2022
Article Description: COVID-19 testing can make travel safer as long as you do it correctly. Here experts share strategies for testing before, during, and after your trip.
Date Published: Friday 27 May 2022
Article Description: Memorial Day weekend travel combined with lax coronavirus protections will likely trigger a bump in already rising case levels, health officials cautioned, repeating a pattern that has played out after holidays since the early in the pandemic.
Date Published: Saturday 28 May 2022
Article Description: Six counties and Baltimore City now have high community spread of COVID-19, a federal measure that prompted local health officials to renew their calls for people to wear masks in indoor public spaces and get vaccinated.
Date Published: Friday 27 May 2022
Article Description: The COVID-19 vaccine has been publicly available in the U.S. since December 2020. Since then, vaccination has eased the pandemic by preventing infections, reducing severe disease and saving lives. More is known about vaccine effectiveness,
Date Published: Friday 27 May 2022
Article Description: For the first time in two years amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Maryland Democratic Party hosted its annual gala in person Thursday to boost enthusiasm in a crucial primary election for regaining control of the governor's mansion.
Date Published: Friday 27 May 2022
Article Description: WBAL NewsRadio 1090/FM 101.5 - The Anne Arundel County Department of Health on Friday announced it has moved into the "High Community Level" for COVID-19 cases.
Date Published: Friday 27 May 2022
Article Description: WBAL NewsRadio 1090/FM 101.5 - The Centers For Disease Control and Prevention on Friday reported that Baltimore City's COVID-19 transmission levels have increased from medium to high, as case rates,
Date Published: Friday 27 May 2022
Article Description: Breakthrough COVID-19 infections can occur after vaccination, but whether vaccination decreases viral load in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) remains unclear due to conflicting data.
Date Published: Friday 27 May 2022
Article Description: Four of Maryland's biggest jurisdictions are now areas of high community transmission for COVID-19, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While most elected leaders and health officials in those jurisdictions said they will not ...
Date Published: Friday 27 May 2022
Article Description: Research drawing on the national Overcoming COVID-19 study, led by Boston Children's Hospital, and the hospital's own Taking On COVID-19 Together Group provides evidence that children who previously had COVID-19 (or the inflammatory condition MIS-C) are not protected against the newer omicron variant.
Date Published: Saturday 28 May 2022
Article Description: I recently saw a news segment on TV about a government funeral assistance program available to families who lost loved ones during the pandemic. What can you tell me about this? I lost my 78-year-old mother to COVID in 2021 and want to find out if I’m still eligible for any funeral funds,
Date Published: Friday 27 May 2022
Article Description: Turkey: A research brief and a case report published in Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal have indicated a connection between croup and COVID-19 in infants.Fever and cough are the most
Date Published: Saturday 28 May 2022
Article Description: Research drawing on the national Overcoming COVID-19 study, led by Boston Children's Hospital, and the hospital's own Taking On COVID-19 Together Group provides evidence that children who previously had COVID-19 (or the inflammatory condition MIS-C) are not protected against the newer Omicron variant.