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While Montgomery County, Maryland, is ahead of much of the country in its efforts to vaccinate its residents, County Executive Marc Elrich said he is having health officials work up a plan of action if case counts begin to surge. Elrich said the county — like much of the rest of the country — has began to see a slight uptick in their cases, and even though over 70% of the county’s population has been fully vaccinated, those who are still unvaccinated are at risk. Without going into much detail, the county executive said he’d asked county Health Officer Dr. Travis Gayles and Director o...

NORRISTOWN — While Montgomery County health officials had to pause the distribution of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine this week, under federal and state directives, they are continuing the vaccine rollout with available Pfizer vaccine. All those who had appointments to receive the Johnson & Johnson vaccine at a county vaccination clinic through Friday were contacted and given the opportunity to receive a Pfizer vaccine or to reschedule an appointment. Officials said 3,977 appointments for J&J vaccines were canceled for Tuesday and Wednesday. “We’ve taken inventory of al...

NORRISTOWN — While Montgomery County’s Violent Crime Unit and its local law enforcement partners continue to crack down on gun trafficking networks and straw purchases, the county’s top prosecutor also