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Updates 04.08.21
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Baltimore, Md. – Today, Mayor Brandon M. Scott, the Baltimore City Health Department, the Mayor’s Office of Employment Development, The Rockefeller Foundation, HealthCare Access Maryland, Jhpiego, Baltimore Corps, the Baltimore Civic Fund, and other partners announced the findings of the Baltimore Health Corps Pilot’s Early Lessons Report, completed by the University of Maryland.
“The Baltimore Health Corps has been a blessing to our community since the onset of the pandemic,”
said Mayor Brandon M. Scott. “As we continue to navigate this public health crisis, I remain encouraged by our partnership with the BHC and the funders who play a role in Baltimore’s recovery.”
Baltimore City officials on Wednesday proposed a new budget that holds the line on city services, calls for no new taxes, but does include a small increase in the monthly 911 fee.Baltimore City Finance Director Henry Raymond told 11 News there aren t many changes in the proposed budget for the next fiscal year, saying the city is strapped for cash.The COVID-19 pandemic has left a heavy handprint on the city s restaurant and tourist industries, and downtown emptied out as commuters worked from home.The $3.6 billion overall budget is slightly less than the plan for Fiscal Year 2021, though the general fund budget is 4.4% higher. It reflects the continuing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the city s revenues.Property and income tax revenues are relatively flat, according to budget officials, and the city expects only modest recovery of revenue related to tourism. The fiscal 2022 preliminary plan reflects slow, post pandemic recovery for the retail, hotel, restaurant and tourism s
Updated: 6:24 PM EDT Apr 1, 2021 The Baltimore City Health Department now has a one-stop portal for all residents to pre-register for COVID-19 vaccine.Announced Thursday, the website, covax.baltimorecity.gov, is a vaccination pre-registration portal for all Baltimore City residents aged 16 and up.There are no longer separate forms for separate groups of people. The health department is now using one single form to preregister eligible city residents. The system does not work on a first-come, first-served basis. The health department will continue to focus on equity and vaccinations of higher-risk individuals first.Anyone who has already registered with the city to get an appointment does not need to use the new portal as they are already on the city s list. Those people will be contacted once a vaccine appointment becomes available.Eligible older adults, those who have intellectual or developmental disabilities, or their caregivers, should also fill out the interest forms,
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As health care workers around the world race to get the COVID-19 vaccine distributed, the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) has joined the effort by opening a vaccination clinic in the Southern Management Corporation (SMC) Campus Center.
During the first week of the UMB-led vaccine clinic in the SMC Campus Center, Naya White received her first shot of the vaccine.
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