vaccines

It has been about a month since the Biden administration lifted the public health emergency for Covid-19. The virus, though, is expected to be a nuisance and a threat for… Read More

Montgomery County has moved from low to medium community level transmission for COVID-19 as new cases continue to rise. The county is considered in high transmission for number of new… Read More

When the calendar flipped to 2022, Covid-19 was a menace as Montgomery County, the state of Maryland, and the rest of the country dealt with an explosion in cases fueled… Read More

The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) released a preregistration survey for Monkeypox vaccination appointments. To access the survey click here, then select the section titled “How Can I… Read More

The Maryland Department of Health (MDH) has announced plans to work closely with local health partners to make Monkeypox vaccine doses available to locations that have cases and high risk… Read More

Health officials of the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services have received a limited number of monkeypox vaccine doses, the county government announced on Wednesday. The supply will… Read More

Montgomery County’s Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) began vaccinating children six months to five years of age Wednesday after 3:30 p.m. at three county-operated clinics. Vaccines for this… Read More

Montgomery County moved up to the COVID-19 medium community level status. It had been in low for awhile. As the numbers increase due to the BA2 variant, the Montgomery Department… Read More

COVID-19 vaccine booster rates are lagging among Black and Hispanic residents, County Executive Marc Elrich said during a media briefing Wednesday.  “There’s a gap of about 21 percentage points between… Read More

As Montgomery County approaches the trigger to terminate its indoor mask mandate, officials expect to recommend extending the requirement due to worsening COVID-19 metrics, they said during a virtual media… Read More

Montgomery County officials will propose a COVID-19 vaccine passport to the county council for consideration, Assistant Chief Administrative Officer Dr. Earl Stoddard said during a virtual briefing Wednesday.  “Hopefully they… Read More