Last week, during Week-17 of Kent’s COVID-19 vaccination program, the Kent County Health Department received 1,200 COVID-19 vaccines. The allocation broken down is 400 first doses and 600 second doses…
Two weeks past the COVID-19 Outbreak at Angelica Nurseries, Kent County has rebounded to have the lowest infection rate in the state — and is second in the state for…
The Kent County Health Department administered 60, one-shot doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine last week, along with 408 first-doses and 286 second-doses manufactured by Moderna. March 22…
The Kent County Health Department this week began delivering PPE equipment and cleaning supplies to Angelica Nurseries in Kennedyville following a COVID-19 outbreak there that infected 53 employees and hospitalized…
The specter of the 2020 presidential election hovered over the House of Delegates as it gave final approval Friday morning to a bill that would allow Maryland voters to permanently…
The Kent County Health Department did not receive its shipment of COVID-19 vaccines last week in Week 10 of the county’s vaccine program that began Feb. 15. Inclement weather in…
The Kent County Health Department had its best week since the COVID-19 vaccination program began in Kent two months ago — administering 1,049 vaccines during Week9 of the program that…
As of Monday Feb. 1, 11.4 percent of Kent County’s population has received a first dose of the COVID-19 vaccination, exceeding the state average of seven percent, said Kent Health…
Demand for COVID-19 vaccines in Maryland is quickly outpacing the state’s supply of vaccines, causing confusion for residents and prompting tough questions from lawmakers at the first meeting of the…
The Kent County Health Department launched Phase 1A of the state’s COVID-19 vaccination plan on Tuesday — administering the first available vaccines for first responders and front-line workers in nursing…
The Maryland National Guard will provide logistical support for the state’s COVID-19 vaccination program, Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) announced on Tuesday. Guard personnel will assist state health officials…
Kent Health Officer William Webb said Monday that receiving a COVID-19 vaccine will not mean you can throw caution to the wind and abandon safety precautions. “All we know…
Kent County Health Officer William said a limited supply of COVID-19 vaccinations could be available as early as Dec. 22. Phase 1A of the rollout will be for healthcare workers…
Health care workers and residents of nursing homes and other long-term care facilities would be the first people in the U.S. to receive COVID-19 vaccines under recommendations approved Tuesday by…
With COVID-19 caseloads rapidly approaching levels seen during the first wave of the epidemic, doctors in Maryland and elsewhere are again starting to worry about the patients they see ―…
Within hours after Gov. Larry Hogan announced new restrictions in response to the long anticipated fall COVID-19 surge, Kent Health Officer William Webb warned the Kent County Commissioners that the…
Baltimore-area leaders celebrated the Health Services Cost Review Commission’s decision to award $45 million in grant funding to hospitals in the Greater Baltimore Region Tuesday morning. “I want to thank the…
Health advocates will announce plans this week to try to resurrect an O’Malley-era program that reduced disparities in the incidence and treatment of disease — an effort they say should…
For six long months, Maryland’s health care workers have been putting their health and the health of their families at risk to care for us during the COVID-19 pandemic. On…
