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The Daily Dose: Maryland Confronts COVID-19

The Daily Dose 8-19-21

By Aaron Henkin
Published August 19, 2021 at 6:15 PM EDT
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Baltimore City’s top health official announces a plan for booster shots and encourages the unvaccinated to get their first shot. Maryland’s Health Secretary says it’s up to the schools to do the right thing to protect students in absence of a statewide mask mandate. Baltimore County finalizes plans for a safe return to classrooms. And a statewide Covid-19 vaccine mandate is in effect for hospital and nursing home workers.

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Aaron Henkin
Aaron creates and produces original radio programs and podcasts for WYPR. His current project is The Maryland Curiosity Bureau. Aaron's neighborhood documentary series, Out of the Blocks, earned the 2018 national Edward R Murrow Award. His past work includes the long-running weekly cultural program, The Signal, and the Smithsonian Folkways Recordings series, Tapestry of the Times. Aaron's stories have aired nationally on NPR's Morning Edition and All Things Considered.
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