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Oral COVID-19 vaccine rolling out in China
The Chinese city of Shanghai started administering an inhalable COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday in what appears to be a world first.
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Math, reading scores of Maryland students see declines among the steepest in the nation, highlighting pandemic’s lingering impact
The U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics produces the assessment, nicknamed the “Nation’s Report Card.”
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COVID-19 linked to increase in US pregnancy-related deaths
COVID-19 drove a dramatic increase in the number of women who died from pregnancy or childbirth complications in the U.S. last year, a crisis that has disproportionately claimed Black and Hispanic women as victims, according to a report released Wednesday..
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Another COVID wave could be coming. Here’s how to make your holiday plans.
Here’s what to keep in mind as you map out your family’s plans for the holidays.
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NIH expands faster path used to develop COVID-19 screening to tests, therapies for Alzheimer’s and other neurological disorders
The National Institutes of Health is funding a new incubator led by the Johns Hopkins University and Howard University to accelerate development of diagnostic and therapeutic tools for neurological disorders. such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases.
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Maryland hospitals, nursing homes get millions in additional COVID-19 funding
Maryland hospitals and nursing homes are receiving about $80 more federal funding for COVID-19 related costs.
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COVID boosters for kids as young as 5 cleared by FDA
There’s one more step before parents can bring their kids in for the new shot: The CDC, which recommends how vaccines are used, must sign off.
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Seniors urged to get extra-strength flu shot this fall
Doctors have a message for vaccine-weary Americans: Don’t skip your flu shot this fall — and seniors, ask for a special extra-strength kind.
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The changing landscape of mental health services in Baltimore: diverting more police calls to suicide hotline
A 911 diversion pilot program reroutes certain calls to a hotline, instead of automatically sending Baltimore police officers to deal with people experiencing mental health crises.
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Did you click on the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 dashboard? After billions of views, the researcher behind it has earned a top prize.
Johns Hopkins engineering professor Lauren Gardner wins a Lasker Award for herCOVID-19 dashboard.
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Canada to drop COVID vaccine mandate for entering the country
The Canadian government announced Monday it will no longer require people to wear masks on planes and is dropping the vaccine requirement for people entering the country at the end of the month.
Pfizer seeks to expand omicron COVID booster to 5- to 11-year-olds
Pfizer asked U.S. regulators Monday to expand use of its updated COVID-19 booster shot to children ages 5 to 11.
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Is the COVID pandemic over? President Biden says so, but Maryland experts say there are still a lot of cases and more may be coming.
Despite President Biden's pronouncement that the pandemic was over, experts say there are still a lot of COVID-19 cases and more may be coming.
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Maryland will see school construction, state employee raises with $2 billion surplus
This is the second consecutive year the state of Maryland has had a multibillion-dollar influx of revenues in its year-end report.
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As new COVID-19 boosters come out, Maryland experts urge people to get them
Experts and officials are urging people to get the new COVID-19 booster ahead of a potential fall wave of infections.
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Is COVID-19 winding down? Scientists say no.
Is the coronavirus on its way out? You might think so. But scientists say no.
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Maryland to offer new bivalent COVID-19 boosters to ages 12 and older after Labor Day
Marylanders ages 12 and older will be eligible for COVID-19 booster shots starting next week.
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Employees have the upper hand after the ‘great resignation,’ but for how long?
Even before the pandemic, finding and keeping job and community coaches for The Arc Northern Chesapeake Region could be challenging. But the organization now finds itself needing dozens of workers.
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US clears updated COVID boosters targeting the newest variants — and shots could begin within days
The U.S. authorized its first update to COVID-19 vaccines, booster doses that target today’s most common omicron strain.
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Moderna sues Pfizer and BioNTech over COVID-19 vaccine patents
COVID-19 vaccine maker Moderna is suing Pfizer and the German drugmaker BioNTech, accusing its main competitors of copying Moderna’s technology in order to make their own vaccine.