Tag: DC Health
Rapid Antigen Test Kits Available at Libraries Wednesday
UPDATE: Friday, Dec. 24: DC has added four DC Fire EMS Stations for distribution of Rapid Anti-gen tests on Sundays.
DC is expanding access to...
Mask Mandate Back Tuesday as DC Moves to Slow Spread
With COVID Cases on the rise, Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) announced a new COVID-19 action plan Monday, Dec. 20. The plan includes a re-imposition...
DC to Lift Mask Mandate Monday
The District will lift the indoor mask requirement for most businesses as of Monday, Nov. 22.
Masks will still be required in settings such as...
DC To Begin Vaccinating Kids 5-11 This Week
On Tuesday, Nov. 2 following official approval from the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for use of the COVID-19...
District Announces COVID-19 Vaccination Plans for Kids
On Friday, Oct. 29 the District announced initial plans to get the COVID-19 vaccine to children.
Earlier this week, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...
Focus on Physicians Over Schools in District Child Vaccination Plans
On Oct. 26, a committee of vaccine advisors for the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) voted in favor of recommending the FDA grant emergency use...
Masks, Asymptomatic Testing Required at DC Schools
Masks, social distancing and asymptomatic testing will be required at DC schools for the start of the 2021-22 school year. Staff need to have...
Mayor: Health Care Workers Must Be Vaccinated by Sept. 30
Mayor Muriel Bowser and DC Health Director LaQuandra Nesbitt announced that by Sept. 30, 2021 all health care workers in the District of Columbia...
Test Yourself for COVID-19 at Home
You can to take advantage of free COVID-19 testing with Test Yourself DC, a program offering at-home COVID-19 testing kits at locations around the...
District Employees Required to Get COVID Vaccine
City employees will be required to get the COVID-19 vaccine as of Sept. 19, Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) announced at a press conference Tuesday....
