A panel of U.S. health advisers endorsed booster doses of Johnson & Johnson’s single-shot COVID-19 vaccine Friday, saying they should be offered at least two months after immunization.

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A Montgomery County Public Schools administrator who sued over a COVID-19 vaccine mandate received a religious exemption this week, rendering his federal lawsuit moot, the school system contends in a new court filing. The employee’s suit, filed last month in ...

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Maryland could be on the cusp of yet another fall and winter COVID surge, local health experts fear.

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Every law and every regulation invariably obstruct liberty, and the challenge in a constitutional democracy is balancing the majoritarian interests of the community with the minority interests of the individual. In times of crisis, such as the 9-11 attacks of ...

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WASHINGTON — A year and a half into the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers and health organizations are still trying to determine the extent of its impact on Americans’ mental health, but early data suggests it is significant. Self-reported symptoms of anxiety ...

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Jhpiego, Johns Hopkins’ global health arm, has been training nurses, midwives and other community health workers across the developing world for decades. But as the COVID-19 pandemic created an urgent need for increased community health initiatives throughout the United States, Jhpiego did something it ...

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Maryland Court of Appeals Chief Judge Mary Ellen Barbera didn't expect to spend her last 18 months trying to keep courts open in an effort to stanch a pandemic.

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Public school students in Maryland will be required to wear masks when they return to class this fall.

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At least three aides to Gov. Larry Hogan tested positive for COVID-19 days after some attended the Maryland Association of Counties convention in Ocean City.

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Two more Maryland jurisdictions will now require employees and visitors to wear masks while in county government buildings.

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