Tag: Public Health
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...
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...
DC Theatres Unite: Audiences Must be Vaccinated
Theatres across the greater DC area have united to require that their audiences provide proof of vaccination in order to attend all live performances...
District Adds Breakthrough Data to COVID Dashboard
On Thursday, Mayor Bowser and DC Health released comprehensive data about breakthrough COVID-19 cases in DC, adding a new dashboard to coronavirus.dc.gov.
Breakthrough COVID-19 cases...
To Help Students Recover from the Pandemic, We Must Support Families
We have heard a lot about what students need to recover from more than a year of disruption to school and their lives from...
Get Vaccinated at CVS and You Could Win
Not vaccinated yet? Register to get the shot and you could win prizes --including free cruises, tropical vacations, a VIP trip to Super Bowl...
J&J Pause Has Only Slight Effect on DC Vaccinations
In a 1 p.m. April 13th press call, DC Health Director LaQuandra Nesbitt said that no cases of the rare blood clot after the...
