Health Commissioner Dr. Letitia Dzirasa

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

The state's seven-day testing positivity rate has surpassed 10%.

City officials urge caution over Thanksgiving as transmission rates go up.

The health department is setting up COVID vaccine clinics for 5 to 11 year olds in areas with low vaccination rates.

Baltimore's top doc brings us up-to-date on the city's ongoing effort to curb the pandemic.

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.

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.