After previously announcing on Feb. 25 that it would maintain its indoor masking requirements, Johns Hopkins University has revised its COVID-19 protocols. Effective immediately, masks will now be optional for all students, staff, faculty and visitors who have received both ...

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ANNAPOLIS — State health officials said they will expand a vaccination tracking program that will allow people to prove their COVID-19 inoculation status.  The expansion of the MyIR program will allow users to generate a code that third parties can ...

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Maryland is taking a major step toward a pre-pandemic normal with the announcement that all statewide pandemic restrictions will be lifted beginning in two weeks and the state of emergency ended.

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The state of Maryland has announced a new initiative — the third in as many weeks — to encourage COVID-19 vaccinations. The “GoVAX Summer Tour” of mobile vaccination clinics will launch this week at five locations, including sites in Ocean City and near ...

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While many areas took hits over the past year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the nonprofit sector saw not only a huge increase in demand for services but a decline in donations due to fundraising event cancellations and loss of donors and corporate partners.

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ANNAPOLIS — Margaret Garcia was looking to get a coronavirus vaccination when a relative found one in an unexpected place — the Michael E. Busch Branch of the Anne Arundel County Public Library. Garcia’s stepdaughter, an employee of a local restaurant, ...

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As Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine rolls out in the United States and Britain, Maryland employers are hoping the vaccine will allow them to return to the office.  But it’s unclear how much the vaccine will actually change. Not all Marylanders are ...

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Maryland may be in need of another shutdown as coronavirus cases surge in the state, according to the leader of one Maryland county. Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich’s comments come one day after Gov. Larry Hogan announced he will re-impose ...

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