Posts Tagged ‘vaccination’
Vaccination, Testing, Hospital / Nursing Home Staffing Addressed During Md. COVID-19 Update
Maryland is committing $100-million in new funding to help hospitals and nursing homes boost their staff levels, as COVID-19 cases continue to increase. Governor Larry Hogan also said Tuesday that…
Read MoreDel. Introduces Vax QR Code Feature
Delawareans who have been vaccinated for COVID-19 will now have access to a QR code when downloading their record. This allows Delawareans to download a PDF version of the record,…
Read MoreMd. Gov. Hogan Tests Positive For Coronavirus, Feels “Fine”
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan has tested positive for coronavirus. Hogan said on social media Monday that as part of his regular testing routine, he received a positive rapid test result…
Read MoreSalisbury University Donates Thousands Of COVID-19 Rapid Test Kits
Salisbury University has donated about 4,000 COVID-19 rapid antigen tests to local organizations that serve the area’s homeless population. The Lower Shore Vulnerable Populations Task Force will make the tests…
Read MoreUD Will Require Returning Students In ’22 To Get COVID-19 Booster
University of Delaware students, including those who study online or in a blended format, will be required to obtain a COVID-19 booster shot by January 24th for the spring semester.…
Read MoreCOVID-19 Vax Available For Homebound Delawareans
Delawareans who are not able to get out for a COVID-19 vaccination can now arrange to get the shot by calling a new toll-free number. Delaware Health and Social Services…
Read MoreMd. Authorizes COVID-19 Boosters For People 16-17 Years Old
VIDEO | Del. COVID-19 Cases Rise; Latest Trends
Delaware has been seeing a significant uptick in new positive coronavirus cases since the end of the summer. During a coronavirus update Tuesday, Governor John Carney said the uptick really…
Read MoreDel. COVID-19 Case Rates Rise; More Mobile Vax Clinics This Week
Rates of new COVID-19 cases are rising in Delaware. Friday’s reported total of 776 positive cases was the highest for one day since January. The seven-day average of new positive…
Read MoreMd. Expands Capacity To Track COVID-19 Variants
Maryland is expanding its capacity to track and detect variants of COVID-19, such as the omicron variant which has now shown up in California. Governor Larry Hogan spoke during a…
Read MoreMd. To Distribute 500,000 At-Home Test Kits For COVID-19
Maryland plans to distribute half-a-million take-home COVID-19 test kits. The Maryland Department of Health said this week that kits will be made available free of charged through local health departments.…
Read MoreDPH Shares CDC Guidance To Minimize Risk Of COVID Spread During Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is less than a week away, but Halloween parties are seen as a likely contributor to a rise in COVID-19 cases in Delaware. Delaware Public Health Director Dr. Karyl…
Read MoreGov. Carney Extends School Mask Mandate
Delaware’s emergency masking requirement in public and private K-12 schools has been extended until February 8th, under action taken Wednesday by Governor John Carney, the Delaware Department of Education and…
Read MoreBeebe Healthcare Will Require Staff To Be Vaccinated For COVID-19
Md. Rolls Out Program To Offer COVID-19 Vaccinations To Children
About 515,000 more children in Maryland are now eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccination. Governor Larry Hogan said Wednesday that schools, health departments, pediatricians and pharmacies will receive allocations of…
Read MoreDPH Confirms Season’s 1st Flu Cases
The flu has arrived in Delaware. Delaware Public Health said Monday that the season’s first two cases of influenza have been laboratory-confirmed. One involves a 26-year-old Sussex County woman with…
Read MoreMd. Rolls Out COVID-19 Booster Program
Many Marylanders need a boost. Effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccines that were administered up to eleven months ago is starting to wear off. The state is especially focused on getting…
Read MoreDel., Md. Advance COVID-19 Vax Booster Programs
Delaware and Maryland providers of COVID-19 vaccines can start providing booster shots for vaccines made by Moderna and Johnson and Johnson, to certain populations that have been recommended by the…
Read MoreVax / Test Requirement For Del. Educators Formalized
An emergency regulation has been formally issued that requires Delaware educators, school staff, volunteers and contractors that work in Delaware schools to be vaccinated for COVID-19 or undergo weekly testing.…
Read MoreMd. COVID-19 Update
Positivity Rate, Case Rate, Hospitalizations Decline Across The Board Maryland鈥檚 COVID-19 positivity rate (3.79%) has declined by 25.8% since August 22, and the state鈥檚 daily positivity rate of 2.95% is the lowest…
Read MoreDel. Weekly COVID-19 Update
Gov. Carney Extends Del. Public Health Emergency For 30 Days
Delaware’s Public Health Emergency Order has been extended another 30 days. Governor John Carney took the action Thursday. It allows the State of Delaware and medical providers to continue COVID-19…
Read MoreBeebe Resumes Elective Procedures That Require Overnight Hospital Stay
Beebe Healthcare has resumed elective surgical procedures that require an overnight hospital stay. Such elective procedures were suspended last month due to rising rates of COVID-19 cases at the time.…
Read MoreFlu Shots Become Available In Del.
If you want to minimize your chance of getting the flu, or reduce the seriousness if you do get sick, now’s the time to schedule a flu shot, according to…
Read MoreGet A Boost: Gov. Hogan Details COVID-19 Booster Shot Initiative
Who is eligible to receive a COVID-19 booster shot? When should it happen? What is the availability? Maryland Governor Larry Hogan Thursday was looking to clarify uncertainty over the booster,…
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