Morning Roundup: More Than 2,000 D.C. Healthcare Workers Remain Unvaccinated Past Mandate Deadline

Oct 04, 2021

Nearly 2,500 healthcare workers in D.C. are not vaccinated, with a majority seeking religious exemptions. [Post]
The flag display honoring lives lost to COVID-19 on the National Mall ended with a ceremony yesterday. [NBC 4]
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and Police Chief Robert Contee announced the neighborhoods that will be targeted in a fall crime prevention initiative. [Informer]
COVID-19 cases declined in Montgomery County over the past month. [Bethesda Beat]
What the collapsed bridge in Northeast D.C. reveals about transportation inequity, and what residents want to change. [American Prospect]
Arlington County is giving out $500 dollars a month to low-income families as part of a new pilot program. [WUSA 9]
Washington National Cathedral held its first Blessing of the Animals ceremony since the pandemic began. [WTOP]
Inner Ear Studios, once the heart of D.C.’s punk scene, will be bought and developed into a government-owned “arts district.” [Post]
It’s October. Time to start planning your D.C.-themed Halloween costume. [Washingtonian]
But it might not feel like fall this week. Prepare for scattered showers and some humidity. [CWG]
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