Tag: Covid-19

Maryland public universities to require COVID-19 vaccine

Maryland’s public higher education system will require that students, faculty and staff returning to campuses in the fall be vaccinated against COVID-19. University System of Maryland Chancellor Jay Perman announced the decision in a statement Friday. The system will allow appropriate exemptions for medical or religious reasons. The announcement came a day after the 10-campus University of California system and the 23-campus California State University system said they intend to […]

04/23/2021 8

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All Marylanders 16 and up can preregister for vaccine

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan says all state residents 16 and over can now preregister for an appointment to get the COVID-19 vaccine at mass vaccination sites. Hogan said Thursday the state is opening up registration for appointments in Phase 3 due to the rising supply of vaccine Maryland is receiving from the federal government. The governor also announced that the mass vaccination site in Salisbury, Maryland, will open a walk-up […]

04/02/2021 83

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Larry King, hospitalized with COVID, moved out of ICU

Broadcast legend Larry King, who has been suffering from COVID-19, has been moved out of the intensive care unit at a Los Angeles hospital and is no longer receiving supplemental oxygen. A spokesman for King's production company reported the improved picture on Monday. King had been in the ICU since New Year's Eve. Spokesman David Theall says King conversed with his three sons by video call. The 87-year-old broadcaster is […]

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‘Relieved’: US health workers start getting COVID-19 vaccine

The largest vaccination campaign in U.S. history is underway with health workers getting the first shots. “Relieved” is the reaction of a nurse who got vaccinated early Monday. Hospitals are rolling out the first small shipments, as boxes of precious frozen vials arrive at locations around the country. The injections begin an effort to try to beat back the coronavirus — a day of hope amid grief as the nation’s […]

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United Kingdom is the first country to authorize the Pfizer / BioNtech coronavirus vaccine

As the winter season approaches, the United States continues to record dangerous daily records of new coronavirus cases. UK is the first country to approve Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine The UK has authorized Pfizer / BioNTech's covid-19 vaccine for emergency use and will be available from "next week," a British government spokesman announced on Wednesday. "The government accepted today the recommendation of the Independent Medicines and Health Products Regulatory […]

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