Yea: For far too long weâve had to use this space to give a big thumbs down to all things COVID, so it was nice this week to finally have something to celebrate.
Gov. Larry Hogan announced Tuesday that a vaccine is on the way and could be in Maryland as soon as next week.
Rightfully so, front-line health care workers and the residents and staff of nursing homes would be first in line to receive the initial batch of 155,000 doses coming to the state. Another reason to celebrate is these vaccines have proven to so far be more than 94 percent effective. As we get more details, weâll let you know.
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All were supportive of the mission of the commission, which for now is named the Commission on Immigrant Affairs.
Bharat Deolekar, president of the Indian Association of Frederick, said his group has been around for about 20-25 years and serves 150-200 families annually.
As far as desired services and guidance, Deolekar pointed to health care issues, access to government services and immigrants seeking green cards and citizenship. Thatâs somewhere where a commission could help, especially if a brick and mortar location was opened, he said.
âImmigration rules keep changing regularly,â Deolekar said. âSuppose somebody comes on a green card. What are their rights? ⦠And what is their path to citizenship? If someone comes in on a different status, what can [officials] do to help with that and make sure their path [to citizenship] is safe?â
County Executive Jan Gardner joined colleagues from across the state Wednesday in urging Marylanders to remain vigilant during the second surge of the coronavirus pandemic that has hospitals filling up.
Gardner (D) noted increasing case rates, positivity rates and hospitalizations, which increased by 25 percent in 24 hours. She said she has been talking with Washington County officials about their hospital capacity, which has been stretched thinner than in the first wave of the pandemic.
One difference between the first and second waves is there are fewer people in the intensive care unit at Frederick Health Hospital, Gardner said. But counties to the west are seeing more cases than this spring, she said.