Baltimore City Health Department

The Biden administration announced that the COVID-19 pandemic won't be considered a national emergency after three years but Baltimore City officials expect to keep offering vaccines and tests free for now.

There were nearly two dozen cases in the city which is spreading nationwide.

Baltimore's Health Commissioner discusses new city initiatives to slow the dangerous omicron variant surge.

Dozens of Baltimore residents stopped by the MIX Church downtown Thursday to ask their most pressing questions about the COVID-19 vaccine of city faith leaders, health officials and actor and activist Hill Harper.

Maternal child health advocate Alicia Sneed said sorting fact from fiction about the COVID-19 vaccine can be very difficult. As a breastfeeding mother, she decided to do some research.

In Baltimore, and across the country, supply now outweighs demand for the COVID-19 vaccine.That has led city health officials to shift their strategy to reach their goal of vaccinating 80% of the population by February.

Baltimore’s city and health officials aim to vaccinate 80% of residents by February. But daily vaccination rates have slowed since May, and city health commissioner Dr. Letitia Dzirasa said that vaccine hesitancy -- or deliberation -- will be one of their main hurdles in meeting that goal.

Baltimore City is ramping up mobile vaccination efforts as the state begins closing its mass vaccination sites.

The Baltimore City Health Department and Civic Works announced a new grants program Thursday to support local vaccination clinics and outreach efforts.Health commissioner Dr. Letitia Dzirasa said the grants will go to local organizations interested in setting up clinics or doing vaccination outreach and education.