Multiple Members Of Gov. Hogan Staff Tests Positive For COVID-19, Sources Say
Multiple members of Governor Larry Hogan's staff have tested positive for COVID-19, according to sources.
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Multiple members of Governor Larry Hogan's staff have tested positive for COVID-19, according to sources.
By Michael Nedelman, Eric Levenson and Madeline Holcombe, CNN
Public health officials are aggressively dispelling claims by right-wing media personalities who have been promoting an anti-parasitic drug used for livestock as a potential Covid-19 treatment.
The myth that kids can't get seriously sick from Covid-19 keeps getting debunked as more children get hospitalized during the Delta variant surge.
With an alarming rise in Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations, more Americans have recently made the decision to get vaccinated than in the last six weeks.
When Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced Tuesday that he had tested positive for Covid-19, his office shared that he was treated with a therapy not yet approved by the US Food and Drug Administration, but one of the few shown to be effective against the virus: monoclonal antibodies.
State's top health officials are urging all employers to require covid vaccines.
The calls and emails about Covid-19 boosters have already started coming into Dr. William Schaffner's medical center in Nashville, Tennessee.
More than 121,000 child Covid-19 cases were reported in the US in the last week, according to a report from the American Academy of Pediatrics.
The US could soon see more than 200,000 new cases of Covid-19 every day as the Delta variant spreads at a rapid pace, particularly among unvaccinated people, the director of the National Institutes of Health predicted.
The Maryland House of Delegates requested Governor Larry Hogan extend Maryland's state of emergency amid a steady rise in key Covid metrics in the state as the highly transmissible Delta variant spreads.
As experts race to mitigate the spread of Covid-19 by encouraging vaccinations and mask wearing, hospital systems in a handful of states are now straining to keep up with the surge.
The CDC is urging pregnant women to get the coronavirus vaccine. Doctors said the real risk is getting covid and not the vaccines. Pregnant women are considered immune-compromised meaning if they get sick, it could be dangerous for both them and their baby.
With the school year only weeks away, the ongoing debate continues on whether or not masks will be required in the classroom.
Americans living in high-risk Covid states are starting to shy away from restaurants, malls and airports as the Delta variant rapidly spreads.
Samantha Claassen owns Golden West Cafe in Hampden and welcomes Baltimore's renewed indoor mask mandate, which went into effect Monday morning.
With the start of school just weeks away, Baltimore County wants to make sure all eligible students have the chance to roll up their sleeves to get the covid shot.
Maryland's coronavirus numbers continue to trend in the wrong direction. On Sunday, the state health department reported over 800 new cases, as the positivity rate surpassed 4 percent and hospitalizations rise.
Governor Larry Hogan is calling out the people who have chosen not to get vaccinated. He said they're the ones who are putting others at risk.
Half of the US population is fully vaccinated against Covid-19, White House Data Director Dr. Cyrus Shahpar said Friday.
Tens of thousands of vaccinated people may catch Covid-19, but the majority will not fall severely ill -- a testament to the efficacy of inoculations even against the Delta variant that has been fueling case surges across the United States, a top health official said.
For the second year in a row, there will be no Hampdenfest. Organizers on Friday announced the street festival known for toilet bowl races, live punk and indie rock, and an eclectic mix of vendors will not be back in 2021.
Fully vaccinated people who get a Covid-19 breakthrough infection can transmit the virus, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said Thursday.
Beginning Monday, masks will be back in Baltimore. A citywide mandate will require people -- both vaccinated and unvaccinated to mask up when inside.
