2/2/21 Update: Two Additional Cases of South African Covid Variant Found in MoCo
Per Governor Hogan:
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Coronavirus
Muddy Branch ABS Liquor & Wine Store Temporarily Closes After Employee Tests Positive for COVID-19
The Montgomery County ABS store located at 866 Muddy Branch Rd in Gaithersburg is temporarily closed following a staff member’s positive COVID-19 test result.
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Update 1/31: GrillMarx in Clarksburg has now also announced an upcoming temporary closure.
Grillmarx Olney’s temporary closure began on 1/31 and the Clarksburg location will begin theirs after February 3rd.
Gaithersburg-Based Novavax Releases Covid Vaccine Trial Data
Novavax conducted a 15,000-person trial in the United Kingdom, and their early analysis suggests 90 percent efficacy after a two-dose regimen. The two vaccines that have received FDA Emergency Use Authorization (EUA), Pfizer and Moderna, have 95 percent and 94 percent efficacy after two doses, respectively. Unlike Pfizer and Moderna’s vaccines, which require varying levels of freezer storage, the Novavax vaccine is stable long-term in the refrigerator.
1/28 MCPS BOE Meeting Updates: “Very Real Hope and Expectation” of Return on March 15, Small Groups and Individual Students May Return as Early as the End of February
Today (1/28), the Board of Education met virtually; one major item of discussion was the Opening Schools in Recovery of Education.
Restaurant Association of Maryland Issues New Statement Regarding Indoor Dining Ban
The President of the Restaurant Association of Maryland (RAM) released a statement today in response to Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich’s COVID briefing.
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Notes from Governor Hogan’s 1/26 Press Conference
Notes are paraphrased
Governor Hogan will hold a press conference at 2 p.m. today to provide Marylanders with the latest Covid-19 vaccine updates and announcements.
Watch live on Twitter, Facebook, or YouTube.
MCPS Offers Adjustments for Second Semester to Improve Virtual Learning Experience and Promote Student Well-Being
MCPS recently shared that two new options are being offered to middle school and high school students for second semester. The news update can be seen in full here.
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Confirmed Covid Cases in MoCo and Maryland Throughout Restrictions and Reopening Phases
As the number of daily new Covid cases waxes and wanes, county and state officials have imposed and relaxed public health orders.
Message from Marc Elrich “ We Are Ready to Distribute Vaccines—We Just Need More Doses”
His message is available below: