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Well….we’re winding down another year of The Daily Dose. A podcast we started in March of 2020 to bring you the latest news on COVID-19, back when we weren't sure what to make of it.Now believe it or not, we’re entering year number three of this pandemic, with an even more transmissible strain called omicron.As year two comes to a close, we're taking a look back to listen to some of our news team's best work of 2021.

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Today we bring you our last episode of 2021. As we’re winding down our second year of the pandemic and the Daily Dose, we’re taking this week to look back. On Monday we took you back in time to the chaotic early days of COVID vaccines, to police reform, to cicadas, and cicada tattoos. Tonight we’re sharing more of our news team’s favorite stories of 2021.

The rush is on…and not for last minute gift shopping….Maryland residents are trying to find COVID tests. We visited some sites around town where lines were long and patience was a virtue. Some hospital leaders are pleading for the public’s help in slowing the spread of omicron. A lawsuit against the Baltimore County Council contends its redistricting map violates the Voting Rights act. And Baltimore’s old Dollar House program gets a hearing in the City Council.

The state’s health department orders booster shots to be available immediately for Marylanders 65+ in congregate care facilities. And a scathing report on Baltimore County Public Schools recommends nearly 200 changes to the system.

Masks are now required in all of Maryland public schools. Baltimore County Public Schools are trying to get students vaccinated at its clinics. The county’s school board hears from the consultant of a highly critical report of how it operates. Baltimore City Council President Nick Mosby introduces a bill to give the council more oversight over the city’s ARPA funds. And after years of dispute, a Talbot County confederate monument is coming down.

Maryland’s State School Superintendent says he expects no public-school building in the state will have to close during the academic year because of COVID-19.

While Maryland has a high vaccination rate: over 80-percent, the number of COVID-19 cases largely among the unvaccinated from the Delta variant are on the uptick. You could be sitting in the mayor’s sky box at M&T Stadium under a new contest launched by the City. We’ll have those stories in headlines for you. Plus a conversation with our City Hall reporter about Mayor Scott’s announcement today on his plans for the more than $640 million dollars in ARPA funds.

Baltimore’s acting Housing Commissioner gets officially appointed to the role. Baltimore County is making it easy for its non vaccinated employees to get tested for COVID but not everyone is happy about that change. Baltimore County’s Schools superintendent told the board it’s time to do better. It comes on the heels of a report detailing a dysfunctional system. Less than two months into the new school year, Maryland’s schools are struggling to keep kids COVID free. State senators are calling on the health department to mandate vaccines for students. And, Baltimore County Public School nurses say they are overwhelmed.

Baltimore’s low income renters will get help staving off eviction under a new law. Mayor Brandon Scott has assembled a work group to address reforming the city’s annual tax sale. The US Deputy Secretary of Housing paid a visit to Baltimore today. A local labor union is calling for the boycott of a Maryland hotel. Plus we’re going to check in with a local doctor who’s been literally walking across America to raise awareness of medical errors. And as we head into the weekend, our City beat reporter takes us back to local music venue Ottobar.

A story about the past and (possible) future of Dollar Houses in Baltimore

Mass vaccination sites are set to make a comeback in Baltimore County. A vaccine mandate went into effect today for Baltimore City employees. Senator Ben Cardin pays tribute to former Secretary of State Colin Powell. We have a conversation on the public health effects of Baltimore’s public transportation. And everything you need to know about the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force’s new guidelines on using aspirin to prevent heart disease.

Governor Hogan slams Baltimore’s crime stats and takes aim at efforts to defund the police. An FDA panel approves J&J COVID boosters. Maryland lawmakers hear from medical professionals as they consider legalizing recreational cannabis. Workers at the Walters Art Museum continue their push for union recognition. Hate symbols are now banned in Baltimore County Public Schools. And a quick check in with Maryland’s Deputy Secretary for Public Health, on COVID booster shots and impending vaccines for kids.

I would cry, leaving the meetings, because I knew I was going to get high.

Thanks to ARPA Funds Maryland is sitting on a more than $2 billion surplus. And Gov. Larry Hogan has a plan for how to spend it. COVID politics play out along partisan lines in Baltimore County. And in Anne Arundel County, there are plans to make something beautiful out of a grim site that is an ugly marker in Maryland’s history.

On the latest episode of Your Child’s Brain we discuss the impact of trauma on children’s brains.

The NIH says for those who got the J&J vaccine, it’s okay to mix and match booster shots. Prince George’s former County Executive has announced his running mate in Maryland’s gubernatorial race. The ongoing pandemic is taking a serious toll on the nursing industry, and the head of the Maryland Nurses Association says there are some creative ways to address it.

On Baltimore City’s first official Indigenous Peoples’ Day holiday, Maryland’s COVID positivity rate remains below four percent. The governor plans to replace a detention center in Baltimore with a therapeutic treatment facility. Students in Anne Arundel are testing out of quarantine. And in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, some advice from a breast surgeon on how to manage your breast health.

Maryland HBCUs lag on vaccine compliance. Baltimore waits on booster shots. And ground is broken on a new affordable housing project.

Ida's aftermath. Mayor Scott’s vaccine mandate. And Baltimore County debt collection woes.