vaccination

Five immunization clinics for children have opened in Washington, D.C., to make sure all kids are able to attend schools with their necessary vaccinations.

DC Health announced Monday that it will offer vaccination clinics for school-aged children at five locations around the District. The clinics are available until Nov. 18.

DC Health is changing the way it administers the monkeypox vaccine in an effort to vaccinate more people.

D.C. is opening walkup monkeypox vaccine clinics on Fridays beginning this week. Vaccinations will be available Fridays from noon to 8 p.m. or while supplies last at three locations:   3640 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE – Ward 8  7530 Georgia Ave. NW – Ward 4  1900 I Street NW – Ward 2  DC Health wants to offer access…

Pediatricians who are also parents share their insights after two years of fighting COVID-19. News4’s Doreen Gentzler reports on how they respond to the hesitation some families still have about vaccinating their children.

As the omicron variant completes its sweep across the U.S., states with scarce supplies of monoclonal antibody therapies continue to use two treatments that federal health officials warn no longer work against the highly contagious version of the virus that causes COVID-19.

D.C. opened up four new COVID-19 centers to make it easier for people to get tested and vaccinated. News4’s Mark Segraves reports.

Montgomery County introduced legislation that would require proof of vaccination to enter certain businesses as the county sees a surge of hospitalizations and staffing shortages at hospitals, schools and county liquor stores amid spiking COVID-19 cases.

Data shows thousands of students tested positive and thousands more still haven’t provided their results. Mark Segraves reports.

It was the first day back in the classroom on Thursday for D.C. public school students who showed proof of a negative COVID-19 test. Fifty thousand students picked up rapid test kits and then uploaded the results on the same day – a massive logistical challenge made harder by the snow. By most accounts the return to classes went smoothly,…