Maryland health officials say they are wary of pressuring local school systems to require COVID-19 vaccinations for students returning in the fall.

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Law firms and other professional services received pandemic aid disproportionate to the number of jobs actually lost in those professions, Maryland officials said in an oversight hearing.

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Early one morning, Heather Williams got an email asking her to confirm the email she had used to sign up for Maryland’s unemployment benefits portal. But she lives in Canada.

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All 60 of Maryland’s hospitals and health systems will require their employees to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, the Maryland Hospital Association announced Wednesday. Each hospital or health system will set a date by which their employees have to receive the inoculation to ...

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Maryland’s state-run mass vaccination sites will close or switch to being operated at a local level within the coming weeks, Gov. Larry Hogan announced.

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ANNAPOLIS — Indoor and outdoor venues in Maryland, including restaurants, can resume normal operations this weekend, Gov. Larry Hogan announced Wednesday. All remaining capacity and distancing restrictions that have been in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic will be lifted ...

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As the number of vaccinated Marylanders increases daily, a Maryland Department of Health marketing campaign wants to remind you that even if you are vaccinated, it’s important to continue following other COVID-19 guidance. The campaign, called “Don’t Invite COVID,” encourages even vaccinated Marylanders to “enjoy the cookout. ...

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Some University System of Maryland schools have begun distributing COVID-19 vaccines through their health centers, while others are planning to follow, system Chancellor Jay Perman announced at a Board of Regents meeting Friday. Most health centers will distribute COVID-19 vaccines directly to the students living on campus this semester ...

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George Hudnet is an Orioles fan but with the team’s home opener Thursday he hasn’t made plans to see a game at Camden Yards. The 79-year-old Bel Air resident probably won’t attend a game in person and instead will watch ...

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Advocates are once again renewing their efforts to get Maryland public schools to open back up for in-person classes, with over 500 health care professionals signing a letter to encouraging Gov. Larry Hogan and Jinlene Chan, Maryland’s acting health deputy for public health services, to expedite reopenings. “We ...

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