Per Montgomery County:
For Immediate Release: Friday, January 7, 2022
covid
MCPS has stated that it will be dropping the 5% threshold in a letter sent to the community by Interim Superintendent Monifa McKnight and Acting Health officer James Bridgers. The letter can be seen below:
Dear MCPS Community,
Per the City of Gaithersburg:
At their meeting on Monday, January 3, 2022, the Mayor & City Council conducted a public hearing and then enacted emergency legislation to limit residential rent increases due to the impact of COVID-19. By a vote of 3 to 2, the elected officials amended Chapter 13 of the City Code, “Landlord-Tenant Relations,” to prohibit residential rent increases in excess of Montgomery County’s Voluntary Rent Guideline & prohibit notices of residential rent increase in excess of Montgomery County’s Voluntary Rent Guideline prior to May 15, 2022.
Per the City of Takoma Park:
CITY OF TAKOMA PARK ENACTS VACCINE POLICY IN COMPLIANCE WITH OSHA ETS
|
Earlier today in a media briefing, MCPS informed the public that it will be sorting schools into three categories– green, yellow, and red.
The categories will identify whether individual schools are below the 5% threshold (5% of the population of students and staff testing positive for Covid-19 in a 14 day period).
Notes from Governor Hogan’s 10am press conference by Gov. Hogan’s Deputy Communications Director, Kata Hall: – COVID HOSPITALIZATIONS. Today, Maryland hit a record high of 3,057 COVID hospitalizations, which is […]
|
Updated at 10am with additional information
Green- under 3% report testing positive within the last 14 days
GAITHERSBURG, Md., Dec. 31, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Novavax, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVAX), a biotechnology company dedicated to developing and commercializing next-generation vaccines for serious infectious diseases, today announced that it has completed submission of the final data package, including the complete chemistry, manufacturing and controls module, to fulfill the prerequisites for emergency use authorization (EUA) application request to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for NVX-CoV2373, the company’s recombinant nanoparticle protein-based COVID-19 vaccine with Matrix-M™ adjuvant. Novavax expects to submit a request for EUA for the vaccine in the U.S. in one month in accordance with guidance from the FDA regarding submission of all EUA vaccines.
“Novavax is committed to delivering our protein-based vaccine in the United States, where the COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve with the emergence of new variants, ongoing need to ensure primary vaccination for the eligible population, and need for boosting,” said Stanley C. Erck, President and Chief Executive Officer, Novavax. “We thank the U.S. Government for its ongoing support of our COVID-19 vaccine program, as well as our clinical trial participants and those who have supported the development and manufacturing of our vaccine.”
|
Per Montgomery County:
For Immediate Release: Saturday, January 1, 2022
Montgomery County has released details of its proposed vaccine passport. If passed, individuals 12 years and older will be required to provide proof of vaccination before entering restaurants, bars, movie […]
County Executive Marc Elrich has tested positive for Covid-19, according to a statement he released via social media earlier this evening.
In the statement Elrich refers to mild symptoms and feeling tired.