The Daily Dose: Maryland Confronts COVID-19

The Daily Dose 8-24-21

By Aaron Henkin

Published August 24, 2021 at 6:15 PM EDT

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Governor Hogan still isn’t issuing a mask mandate, but he’s condemning fellow Republicans for banning them. Baltimore’s Inspector General says telework policies need to be tightened after discovering a city worker was holding down two full-time day jobs. Plus, a conversation with the head of a hospital in Maryland’s Garrett County, where COVID rates are on the rise, but vaccinations are very a tough sell.

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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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