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County to Begin Distributing Free At-Home COVID–19 Tests on Monday
The county will begin distributing rapid, at-home tests for COVID–19 at no charge on a first-come, first-served basis beginning Monday, Jan. 10. The tests will be distributed at certain times during the week at county libraries.
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County Council Extends Indoor Mask Mandate to End of Month
The County Council, acting as the Board of Health, yesterday approved a revised regulation that continues the current indoor mask mandate until at least 11:59 p.m. on Jan. 31.
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Business Articles Once Again Dominate List of Top Source Stories in 2021
Here are the top 10 most viewed stories from the Source in 2021. As in previous years, business-related articles dominate the list.
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County Distributing Rapid At-Home COVID-19 Tests to Targeted Groups
Montgomery County has received about 10,000 rapid, at-home COVID-19 test kits and have begun distributing them at no charge to specific groups, officials announced.
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DHHS, Shady Grove Hospital Begin Ad Campaign to Help Sexual Assault Victims
The county’s Department of Health and Human Services, in collaboration with Shady Grove Adventist Hospital’s Forensic Unit, has begun a Ride On bus and bike share kiosks ad campaign. The campaign is designed to tell residents of the services available for sexual assault victims, in particular, the sexual assault forensic exams provided by the hospital,…
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United Therapeutics Named One of Top 500 Most Responsible Companies
Silver Spring-based United Therapeutics has been named one of Newsweek’s 500 Most Responsible Companies 2022, the company announced.
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Twynbox Set Up in TPSS Co-op Parking Lot to Help Homeless, Poverty Stricken
The parking lot of the Takoma Park Silver Spring Co-op now features a box containing free products for women experiencing “period poverty” as well as other personal wellness products, according to a post on the co-op’s website.
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County Now Offering Booster Vaccines to Expanded Group of Residents
The county’s Department of Health and Human Services is offering COVID-19 booster vaccines to an expanded group of eligible residents, County Executive Marc Elrich announced.
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County’s Indoor Mask Mandate Will Return on Saturday
The county’s rate of transmission of COVID-19 has reached seven consecutive days, triggering the indoor mask mandate that passed in August and was amended earlier this month.