The decision comes among “a significant drop in COVID-19 cases, high vaccination uptake, and an increase in the availability of vaccines and testing kits for at-home use,” the city said.
Less Than A Third Of D.C. Nursing Home Residents And Staff Are Up To Date On Their COVID-19 Vaccines
The new Kaiser Family Foundation analysis reveals a troubling statistic before the holidays for the nursing home community, which has been disproportionately impacted by severe COVID-19 illness and death.
County officials say demand for COVID-19 vaccines and testing as decreased significantly.
The judge said that D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser exceeded her authority when she imposed the vaccine mandate for the city’s workforce, which should have been passed into law by the D.C. Council instead.
All students and staff members will have to submit a negative COVID test to the school system before they return to classrooms on August 29.
Officials are trying to get students who missed routine immunizations during the pandemic caught up by next fall.
The federal government signed off on vaccinating children as young as 6 months over the weekend, paving the way for local officials.
The program will award one randomly selected winner each week until May.
Starting Saturday, all patrons 12 and older at restaurants, gyms, music venues, and more will be required to show proof of at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
Four local schools are going virtual, some restaurants are temporarily closing, and hospitals are activating surge plans.
