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Prince George’s County Public Schools students age 12 and older — plus their families — can receive COVID-19 vaccines at select high schools this week and next week.  COVID-19 vaccines will be available for free at eight schools in the county from Monday, June 7 to Tuesday, June 15.  The Prince George’s County Health Department will have mobile units on…

Amid new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, many fully vaccinated people in the United States have been eager to hang up their masks, while others are still a little hesitant to give up the protective face coverings.

How soon vaccines expire is a critical question as the Biden administration prepares to send tens of millions of unused COVID-19 doses abroad to help curb the pandemic

It’s sinking in that Japan’s scramble to catch up on a frustratingly slow vaccination drive less than two months before the Summer Olympics start may be too little, too late

Nursing homes across the country are still reporting scattered COVID-19 outbreaks and COVID-associated deaths, albeit at much smaller rates than during the height of the pandemic.

The world’s leading COVID-19 vaccines may offer lasting protection that diminishes the need for frequent booster shots

Free beer is the latest White House-backed incentive for Americans to get vaccinated for COVID-19

Prince George’s County is closing two of its COVID-19 vaccination sites: one at the Cheverly Health Center and another at the Laurel Beltsville Senior Center.

Two COVID-19 vaccination sites in Prince George’s County are closing in a shift to create more mobile units for greater accessibility. “The key over the next stages is … getting the vaccine to the people rather than getting the people to the vaccine,” said Dr. George Askew, the county’s deputy chief administrative officer. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports.

North Beach in Burlington, where the temperature hit 90 Thursday, was the place to cool off in Lake Champlain, play some games and even get your COVID-19 vaccine.

Demand for the COVID-19 vaccine dropped more quickly than most had anticipated. Northern Virginia Bureau Reporter Drew Wilder reports doctors and officials hope that by creating smaller, more local clinics, more people will get vaccinated.

Maryland residents can now get vaccinated without an appointment at any of the state’s 13 mass vaccination sites

President Joe Biden on Tuesday urged Americans who hadn’t yet received the COVID-19 to do so as soon as possible. “You do need to get vaccinated,” Biden said. “This is not a Democrat or Republican issue… Two of our vaccines were authorized under a prior administration, a Republican administration.”

Don’t be alarmed by a low-flying helicopter over Cape Cod in the next month or so. Starting Monday, a helicopter will drop oral rabies vaccine baits intended for raccoons and other wildlife over portions of Barnstable and Plymouth counties, the Cape Cod Times reports. The distribution of the vaccine baits to the north and west of the Cape Cod...

Shortly after the CDC announced new recommendations for outdoor face mask use, President Joe Biden encouraged Americans to get vaccinated on Tuesday. “Go get the shot,” Biden said. “It’s never been easier. And once you’re fully vaccinated, you can go without a mask when you’re outside and away from big crowds.”

One of the largest music venues in the District reopened for the first time in more than a year — but not for live music.

One of the largest music venues in the District reopened for the first time in more than a year but not for live music. The Anthem at the Wharf in Southwest is being used as a pop-up vaccination site. News4’s Mark Segraves reports.

NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace is partnering with Novant Health to address the hesitancy to get vaccinated for COVID-19

The CDC and FDA have recommended a pause in the use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to investigate reports of potentially dangerous blood clots that occurred in six women in the days after vaccination. More than 6.8 million people have received the J&J vaccine in the United States, the vast majority with no or mild side effects....

The U.S. reached a milestone in its vaccination efforts on Wednesday, with new data showing that close to 25% of adults in the country have been fully vaccinated, NBC News reports.