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47abc May 12, 2021 ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Governor Larry Hogan made several announcements during a press conference Wednesday afternoon regarding COVID-19 in the state. Effective Saturday, May 15th, all indoor and outdoor venues statewide will be allowed to resume normal operations. All remaining capacity restrictions will be lifted on indoor and outdoor entertainment, art, and sports venues. In addition, all restaurants and bars can resume normal operations starting Saturday. All remaining restric...

Below is Alston & Bird’s Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in healthcare regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and congressional committee action; reports, studies, and analyses; and other health policy news. Week in Review Highlight of the Week: This week, HHS announced several efforts to boost COVID-19 vaccination rates in the U.S. Read more about these initiatives and other news below. I. Regulations, Notices & Guidance Event Notice...

It's part of the administration's push to get 70% of adults in the U.S. vaccinated with at least one dose by July 4.

To Bridge The Digital Divide, Biden Administration Launches Vaccine Hotline at 4:01 am NPR In the early months of the vaccination campaign, Internet access was essential to the search for a vaccination appointment. But given that more than 14 million people in the U.S. lack reliable access to high speed Internet, technology has been a barrier for some Americans. To help overcome this digital divide, the Biden administration has launched a new vaccination assistance hotline fo...

To help overcome this digital divide, the Biden administration has launched a new vaccination assistance hotline for people who would prefer to get information via telephone. Its part of the administrations push to get 70% of adults in the U.S. vaccinated with at least one dose by July 4. "We know that millions of people in America dont have consistent access to broadband or are uncomfortable navigating the web," Dr. Marcella Nunez Smith, who chairs the Biden administrations COVID-19 Health Equ...

The White House Is Rallying Moms For Its New COVID-19 Vaccine Push — Heres Why 16 Shares With Mothers Day approaching, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is launching a public education campaign surrounding COVID-19 vaccinations aimed at addressing the needs and concerns of moms in particular. To promote President Bidens latest goal for 70 percent of the nations adult population to have at least one vaccine shot by July 4, Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith, the associate professor of med...

May 7, 2021 at 2:10pm (Updated 5:00 p.m.) Kevin Davis’s first challenge as Fairfax County’s new police chief is to earn the public’s trust, and if the community input session held last night (Thursday) was any indication, it will be a formidable task. In a virtual discussion that lasted more than two hours, caller after caller expressed dismay at what they believe was insufficient transparency and community engagement from the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors during the hiring process...

Blach ‘Lands’ a new principal Zoe Morgan/Town Crier Current Santa Rita School principal Greg Land, above, is slated to move to Blach Intermediate School. After six years at Blach Intermediate School, principal Bhavna Narula is leaving at the end of the school year to take a position as an administrator in the Hillsborough City School District. Current Santa Rita School principal Greg Land is slated to take the helm at Blach. Los Altos School District Superintendent Jeff Baier said in a...

JG When Julissa Gutierrez was appointed New York’s chief diversity officer last summer, she was tasked with registering more MWBEs and reaching the state’s ambitious 30% MWBE contract utilization goal – which New York nearly did, with the state announcing in December that 29.51% of its contracts had been awarded to firms owned by women or minorities in the 2019-2020 fiscal year. An expert on Latino issues and civic engagement, Gutierrez previously held key roles with the National Associat...

How President Biden confronted racism and injustice in his first 100 days Deborah Barfield Berry and Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA TODAY © Richard Vogel, AP Jamie Masada, owner of the Laugh Factory talks during the unveiling of a 148-foot tribute mural to Black Lives Matter in Los Angeles on Tuesday, July 7, 2020. The artwork was created by five African American artists, Alexandra Allie Belisle, Amanda Ferrell Hale, Noah Humes, PeQue Brown, and Shplinton. Said to be the largest i...