Montgomery County COVID-19 Call Center Adjusts Operating Hours Beginning May 1
Beginning Saturday, May 1, Montgomery County’s COVID-19 call center and the preregistration helpline will be closed on Sundays. The Call Center is staffed with nurses and has received nearly 250,000 calls since it opened in March 2020.
MCPS Provides Community Update that Includes Wednesdays Remaining Virtual For the School Year, Update on Quarantine Isolation Guidelines, and More
Per MCPS:
Governor Hogan Lifts Outdoor Mask Requirement Effective Inmediately and Notes from Governor Hogan’s 4/28 Press Conference
Local jurisdictions have the ability to create their own guidelines, so Montgomery County must lift requirements for it to be effective locally.
No-Appointment Vaccinations Now Available at 9 Mass Vaccination Sites
Governor Larry Hogan today announced that Maryland has begun drive-thru, no-appointment vaccinations at the Six Flags America, Regency Furniture Stadium, and Ripken Stadium mass vaccination sites. Marylanders are now able to drive up to these sites for a vaccination without an appointment.
Wings of Fancy Live Butterfly & Caterpillar Exhibit at Brookside Gardens Cancelled This Year
Montgomery Parks is canceling this year’s Wings of Fancy Live Butterfly & Caterpillar Exhibit at Brookside Gardens, due to the health and safety concerns related to COVID-19.
Notes From Governor Hogan’s 4/21 Press Conference
The notes from Governor Hogan’s 4/21 press conference come from the tweets of his deputy communications director, Kata Hall.
Dogwood Park – 4/13/2020 at 11:49am
Elwood Smith Park – 4/13/2020 at 11:32am
County Pauses Use of Johnson & Johnson Vaccine
Per Montgomery County:
”I’d like to share some positive news on the covid vaccination rates in Montgomery County.
FEMA to Help Pay Funeral Costs for COVID-19 Related Deaths
Adam Lederer and Nicholas Fettig met when they were students in the Digital Design & Development magnet program at Argyle Middle School. Now, they’ve created MoCoVax.com – a website committed to notifying citizens of Montgomery County when and where Vaccines are available. Adam is now a junior at Clarksburg High School and Nicholas is a junior at Wheaton High School.
We spoke to them last night and asked about the reason they decided to create this website. Adam told us there are similar sites, but none are specific to Montgomery County and none of them work as fast as their site does, which virtually contains a live update for several vaccination sites in the county, including Walgreens, CVS, and Adventist Health Care.