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Some DC residents have run into issues while trying to register to be vaccinated on the city’s website. Leaders say they’re trying to make sure people from all wards have an equal chance at being vaccinated. News4’s Aimee Cho has more on the efforts to ensure fair distribution.

Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey reports on school staff in Fairfax County receiving COVID-19 vaccinations.

Some D.C. residents are frustrated with the city’s vaccine portal, saying it’s been tough to make appointments, while leaders say they are trying to make sure residents of all wards have an equal chance at getting the shot. On Saturday, Miguel Ramos tried to make an appointment for his wife’s uncle, a senior citizen in Shepherd Park. Ramos said...

As the United States struggles with its coronavirus vaccine rollout, President-elect Joe Biden pledged Friday to maximize the available supply of vaccines and materials needed to administer them when he takes office on Wednesday. He also unveiled a $1.9 trillion “American Rescue Plan” to confront the virus and provide temporary support for a shaky economy. So far, more than 11…

Charvi Goyal, a 17-year-old high school junior from Plano, Texas, roped in three classmates to create TutorScope.

Here’s what to know about the coronavirus data, resources and reopenings across the D.C. area.

The pandemic has taken a deadly toll on A.G. Rhodes Cobb, a nursing home on the outskirts of Atlanta. Twelve residents have died after contracting COVID-19. Forty-four staff members have fallen ill, NBC News reports.

Nearly one year into the pandemic, COVID-19 is spreading at record high rates in the United States, and with it, new variants of the virus are emerging. Last week, researchers in Ohio said they identified two unique variants in Columbus, NBC News reports.

Here’s what to know about the coronavirus data, resources and reopenings across the D.C. area.

Prince William says he is concerned about the mental health of U.K. ambulance drivers, police officers and other first responders who are being exposed to extraordinary levels of trauma and death as coronavirus cases soar

Here’s what to know about the coronavirus data, resources and reopenings across the D.C. area.

President-elect Joe Biden outlined his administration’s vaccination plan on Friday as the U.S. has seen more than 23 million confirmed coronavirus cases and over 392,000 deaths, according to NBC News. So far, more than 11 million Americans, or 3% of the total U.S. population, have received their first shot. But rapid expansion of COVID-19 vaccinations to senior citizens across the…

While 12 million Americans have received the COVID-19 vaccine, there is a racial disparity. Black people say they’re reluctant to get the vaccine due in part to years of mistreatment by the medical community that’s led to mistrust. News4’s Aimee Cho reports Black community leaders are working to overcome that.

President-elect Joe Biden is pledging to boost supplies of coronavirus vaccine and set up new vaccination sites to meet his goal of 100 million shots in 100 days

Prince George’s County is extending its indoor dining ban for another two weeks. County Bureau Chief Tracee Wilkins reports.

President-elect Joe Biden announces plan to vaccinate 100 million Americans against COVID-19 during his first 100 days in office.

Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey reports on short supplies of COVID-19 vaccine are are slowing vaccinations.

The UK variant of the virus behind COVID-19 could be the dominant strain in the United States by March, and because it transmits more easily, daily case totals could spike again in the spring. That was the CDC’s warning in a new report Friday on the emergence of the variant known as B.1.1.7. “Variant B.1.1.7 has the potential to...

Here’s what to know about the coronavirus data, resources and reopenings across the D.C. area.

President-elect Joe Biden has unveiled a $1.9 trillion coronavirus plan to end “a crisis of deep human suffering” by speeding up vaccines and pumping out financial help to those struggling with the pandemic’s prolonged economic fallout