Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) touted his administration’s rollout of the COVID-19 booster vaccine at a State House news conference Thursday afternoon.
Senators continued to push Maryland Health Secretary Dennis R. Schrader to exercise his authority to mandate COVID-19 vaccination for eligible school-age students Monday. “I…
Organizations representing Maryland health care workers say that in light of Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr.’s plans to expand nursing personnel in health care…
House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones (D-Baltimore County) has a new title: Maryland’s newest “GoVax Ambassador.” The state Department of Health released a new television…
Montgomery County government workers will have to get vaccinated against COVID-19 or submit to weekly testing starting Sept. 18. County Executive Marc B. Elrich…
With the U.S. Food and Drug Administration expected to give full approval to the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine soon — perhaps as early as Monday —…
In spite of cries for stricter statewide COVID-19 protocols from lawmakers, Maryland Health Secretary Dennis R. Schrader remained steadfast in the idea that local…
Can Targeted Grants Improve the Health of Whole Neighborhoods? A Maryland Committee is Working on It
A $60 million effort to squash health disparities in Maryland’s hardest-hit neighborhoods took a step forward on Wednesday. The Health Equity Resource Advisory Committee,…
Secretary Dennis R. Schrader announced appointments to five new senior positions in the Maryland Department of Health Tuesday morning. Most of Tuesday’s appointees have…
A joint briefing of two legislative committees went far shorter than was anticipated Friday afternoon, after Maryland’s Health secretary didn’t appear. “This is unacceptable….