Coronavirus Pandemic

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  Coronavirus in Maryland Mar 6

  By the Numbers: One Year Since Maryland Announced First DC Area COVID-19 Cases

  On March 5, 2020, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced the state had diagnosed three coronavirus cases — the first confirmed patients in the D.C. area. The patients, a woman in her 50s and a married couple in their 70s, live in Montgomery County and fell ill after taking a cruise in Egypt on the Nile River, NBC Washington reported. Few…...
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  covid-19 vaccine Mar 5

  Maryland to Distribute Vaccines More Equitably

  Gov. Larry Hogan has released further plans to distribute COVID-19 vaccines more equitably to underserved parts of Maryland, after leaders of the state’s largest Black populations criticized major disparities in the rollout of vaccinations to minorities
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  mental health Mar 5

  Pandemic Shines Light on Racial Inequities in Mental Health Care

  As the pandemic continues, it’s shining a light on racial disparities across the country, including the barriers that keep some Black men and women from accessing quality mental health care.  Dr. Erica Richards at Sibley Memorial Hospital said stigma and a fear of being seen as weak are keeping many from seeking treatment. For communities of color,...
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  covid-19 vaccine Mar 4

  Pregnant Woman Blocked From Getting COVID-19 Vaccine Despite Eligibility

  A major retailer apologized to a pregnant Alexandria woman after a Virginia pharmacy erroneously denied her the COVID-19 vaccine this week. The apology comes after News4 reported Tiffany Del Rio was able to book a vaccination appointment at a Kroger pharmacy in Salem, near Roanoke, only for the pharmacy to cancel it days ahead of rolling up her sle...
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  NoVA Vaccine Hunters Mar 3

  Facebook Group Helps People Find Vaccines in Northern Virginia

  With almost 70,000 Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines going to Virginia this week, there’s still a lot of confusion about who can get their shot and where. A Northern Virginia man started a Facebook group to help connect people with answers after trying to find how and where to get his mother a vaccine. “I was navigating the rules ...
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  fairfax county public schools Mar 2

  From Pre-K to Seniors, Northern Virginia Students Return to Schools

  Classrooms that have sat empty for nearly a year in Northern Virginia will once again have students sitting at desks. Students from pre-k to high school seniors are masking up and returning to public schools Tuesday in Fairfax County, Arlington County and Alexandria city. Each district is bringing back groups of students in phases under a hybrid mo...
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  covid-19 vaccine Mar 2

  Virginia Volunteers Bring Vaccine Information to Hard-Hit Communities

  Volunteers in Alexandria, Virginia, are going door to door to inform and encourage individuals to register for the coronavirus vaccine.  Low-income neighborhoods have been hit hard by the pandemic, and numbers show the vaccine rollout has been slow among people of color. Data also shows that people in these neighborhoods have not been registering f...
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  Metro Mar 2

  Metro May Close 22 Stations Without More Federal Funding

  Metro officials say they may have to close up to 22 stations next year if the transit agency does not receive another round of federal funding.  Metro is facing a large budget shortfall because of the decrease in ridership caused by the pandemic. Ridership is down about 90%. The stations that potentially face closure are: Archives Arlington Ce...
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  Maryland Mar 1

  Maryland Will Deploy 50,000 Doses of Johnson & Johnson Vaccine This Week, Officials Say

  Maryland health officials say the new Johnson & Johnson vaccine could make access more equitable statewide. Maryland will begin deploying 50,000 doses of the recently approved Johnson & Johnson vaccine this week, state officials say. In a statement Monday Governor Larry Hogan celebrated the vaccine’s authorization.  “The Johnson & ...