The Fairfax County, Va., teachers' union president said that students must be vaccinated before returning to school full time and in person despite the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines being unauthorized for students under the ages 16 and 18, respectively.
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Published December 23, 2020 •
Updated on December 23, 2020 at 12:23 pm
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Between the devastation of the coronavirus pandemic, a renewed racial justice movement and an election that will unseat President Donald Trump, it’s been a monumental news year in Washington, D.C., and our region.
Here are the top 20 local stories that captivated readers and viewers in 2020.
First COVID-19 Cases Diagnosed in DC, Maryland and Virginia in March
At first, there were just three people in the D.C. area who were known to have COVID-19. A woman in her 50s and a married couple in their 70s, all from Montgomery County, Maryland, fell ill after taking a cruise in Egypt, officials announced on March 5. Two days later, a U.S. Marine at Fort Belvoir in Virginia was announced to be positive, along with with the first two cases in D.C., those of a church rector and an international v