Tag Archives: COVID-19

Gov. Hogan announces all Marylanders 16 and older are eligible for vaccine at mass vaccination sites

Posted on April 5, 2021
COVID-19 updates
Gov. Hogan announced that three more mass vaccination sites will open this week, including at the Maryland State Fairgrounds in Baltimore County.
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Gov. Hogan, Senate President Ferguson & Speaker Jones announce bipartisan COVID-19 relief plan

Posted on March 31, 2021
COVID-19 updates
$1.1 billion will go toward replenishing the state's unemployment insurance trust fund, keeping it solvent and stabilizing unemployment insurance rates for at least the next two calendar years.
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Mayor Scott updates COVID-19 restrictions, announces hotel grants — Feb. 17

Posted on February 17, 2021
Covid-19 in Baltimore
Mayor Brandon Scott announced that Baltimore City has received $8 million in state grant funds for assistance to hotels.
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Baltimore Sun: Md. counties scramble to coordinate COVID-19 vaccinations as demand soars: ‘We’re trying to figure it out as we go’

Posted on January 20, 2021
Vaccine Newsmaker panelists
“How we get ourselves back to ‘normal’ is to get as many people vaccinated as we can,” said Dr. Anna Durbin, during a virtual event Jan. 19 hosted by the Greater Baltimore Committee.
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BBJ: Health experts urge local businesses to help combat misinformation as vaccine rollout continues

Posted on January 20, 2021
Vaccine panelists
Leaders from Johns Hopkins and UMB told a group of Baltimore business leaders Jan. 19 one of the ways they can help things run more smoothly and efficiently is by being understanding about the complexities and pace of vaccinations.
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GBC’s Don Fry addresses issues of COVID-19 pandemic, broadband access at MEDA Winter Conference

Posted on January 19, 2021
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The theme of the panel discussion was Maryland's Business and Local Policy Perspective in light of the start of the Maryland General Assembly's 90-day session, which kicked off January 13.
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Maryland Matters: Opinion: State’s Economy, Environment and Equity Depend on Transit

Posted on December 23, 2020
Greater Baltimore Committee President and CEO Donald Fry said, “The Red Line is a jobs line. It’s a critical piece of our economic growth.”
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The Daily Record: LifeBridge Health begins COVID-19 vaccinations of frontline caregivers

Posted on December 22, 2020
The health system began larger vaccination clinics Dec. 18 at Sinai Hospital, Northwest Hospital and Carrol Hospital for employees who have pre-registered to receive the vaccine.
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Governor Larry Hogan’s Nov. 23 COVID-19 Press Conference

Posted on November 23, 2020
The Latest on COVID-19 in Maryland
The Governor announced that Maryland is launching a compliance and coordination effort, which includes deploying State troopers in every county to work with counties to investigate violations of State law.
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