Howard County Issues Indoor Mask Mandate Amid COVID-19 Surge
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A WebMD study found 57% of us are grieving someone we lost in the last three years.
With hospitalizations reaching 1,345 as of Tuesday in Maryland, strained hospital systems are concerned over upcoming holiday travel and the Omicron variant of COVID-19.
Novavax has been given emergency use authorization in Indonesia and the Philippines, has applications pending with the World Health Organization and Britain, and plans to file with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration by year's end.
As the virus spreads, more cities are adding restrictions, including New York and Washington, DC.
Sheppard Pratt held its grand opening Thursday for the Center for Autism, which will offer diagnostic services and subsequent case management for individuals throughout their lifespan.
Meal distributions next week will occur on Monday through Wednesday between 10 a.m. and noon, and information on January meals are forthcoming.
COVID-19 outbreaks are causing local universities to cancel events and change how the fall semesters conclude.
The new recommendation: "mRNA vaccines are preferred over the Janssen Covid-19 vaccine for the prevention of Covid-19 for those 18 years of age and over."
Historically, most students who receive such meals have applied for the program.
The spike was likely fueled, the authors said, by fears of contracting Covid-19, social isolation, job loss and an uncertain future at the time of the study.
Officials are urging those who are eligible that now is the time to get vaccinated and boosted as new variants circulate.
The cyberattack marks just the latest example of a hacking incident hindering a healthcare-related organization during the pandemic.
The spread has been rapid in South Africa, Britain and some other European countries, and health officials are hoping that early indications the virus causes milder disease hold up.
Delta is still the dominant variant in the US, the research team said.
