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White House urges caution on COVID variants and pushes boosters

The Biden administration is calling on people to exercise renewed caution about COVID-19, emphasizing the importance of getting booster shots for those who are eligible and wearing masks indoors.

A new COVID-19 foe, a really transmissible one, is emerging

The BA.5 subvariant of omicron is becoming the latest COVID-19 challenge in Maryland and across the nation.

New COVID-19 mutation raises concerns

The quickly changing coronavirus has spawned yet another super contagious omicron mutant that’s worrying scientists.

Flight delays, cancellations pick up along with travel demand as BWI and other airports head into busiest month

Airline delays and cancellations are causing headaches for travelers in the Baltimore region and across the U.S. as demand has picked up and hubs such as BWI Marshall approach their busiest month.

Baltimore-area Apple and Starbucks workers have led the way in nation and state forming unions. Now what?

Workers at an Apple store in Towson won national attention after becoming the first of the tech giant’s U.S. employees to unionize. Starbucks baristas in Baltimore’s Mount Vernon neighborhood were the first of the chain’s Maryland employees to win a union vote. But labor experts warn that those workers now face new hurdles in a process that's tilted in favor of employers.

Court revives block of COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal workers

A federal appeals court in New Orleans agreed to reconsider its own April ruling that allowed the administration to require federal employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19.

University of Maryland doctors look to college athletes to understand COVID’s effects on the heart

University of Maryland doctors are using a registry of health data from college athletes to study COVID's effects on the heart.

Baltimore bus, light rail and metro fares to increase 10 cents Sunday

The cost to ride Baltimore buses, light rails and metro will go up 10 cents Sunday.

Pennsylvania’s far-right, Trump-endorsed candidate was nominated for governor. Is Maryland’s next?

Pennsylvania Republicans have nominated a far-right candidate for governor backed by former President Donald Trump. Are Maryland Republicans about to do the same in a primary race featuring Dan Cox and Kelly Schulz?

Maryland’s COVID experts push for parents to protect little kids with vaccines recommended for youngest ages

Maryland health officials and other public health experts are hopeful that enough kids are vaccinated ahead of what’s expected to be a late summer or fall COVID wave, one fueled by new omicron subvariants that are gaining steam locally and nationally.

Carroll S. Jackson, a retired banker and World War II and Korean War veteran, dies

Carroll S. Jackson, a retired First National Bank official and a veteran of World War II and the Korean War, died June 13 of complications from COVID-19 at Gilchrist Center in Towson. The longtime Poplar Hill resident was 97.

US opens COVID vaccine to little kids, shots begin next week

The U.S. on Saturday opened COVID-19 vaccines to infants, toddlers and preschoolers.

Federal judge allows Baltimore State’s Attorney Mosby to continue renewed push to have her indictment dismissed

The new pleading marks a shift in Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby’s defense strategy, from personal attacks to nuanced legal argument.

FDA authorizes 1st COVID-19 shots for kids under 5; CDC review is next

U.S. regulators on Friday authorized the first COVID-19 shots for infants and preschoolers, paving the way for vaccinations to begin next week.

The only state not preordering toddler COVID-19 vaccines? Florida.

Florida is the only state that hasn’t preordered COVID-19 vaccines for toddlers in anticipation of their final approval by the federal government.

How Baltimore-area consumers are handling ‘sticker shock’ at the grocery store

With soaring inflation driven by post-pandemic demand and the war in Ukraine, consumers in the Baltimore area and elsewhere have encountered sharply rising prices on food, gas and other daily necessities. Food price hikes have been especially acute in recent weeks.

FDA advisers move COVID-19 shots closer for kids under 5

COVID-19 shots for U.S. infants, toddlers and preschoolers moved a step closer.

Dr. Anthony Fauci tests positive for COVID-19, has mild symptoms

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the face of America's pandemic response through two White House administrations, has tested positive for the coronavirus.

FDA advisers back Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for older kids

The FDA’s outside experts voted unanimously that Moderna’s vaccine is safe and effective enough to give kids ages 6 to 17. If the FDA agrees, it would become the second option for those children, joining Pfizer’s vaccine.

Pfizer COVID-19 appears effective for kids under 5

The FDA said children who received Pfizer’s shots during testing developed high levels of virus-fighting antibodies expected to protect them against coronavirus.

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