Coronavirus impacting holiday travel
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A resurgent coronavirus is impacting holiday travel - and the workers who provide it.

Gaithersburg dry ice company looking to help out coronavirus storage effort

This week Pfizer plans to file for emergency approval of its coronavirus vaccine. The company said it’s 95 percent effective and has no major side effects – but that doesn’t mean it’ll be easy to get it to the public.

COVID-19 ‘immune memory’ could last at least 6 months, study suggests

According to the study, immunity to the coronavirus infection may last for at least six months, and potentially much longer, after a person was initially infected.

Virginia pandemic restrictions apply to Nation's Gun Show: judge

A judge on Thursday rejected a legal challenge from one of the nation's largest gun shows to newly imposed pandemic restrictions in Virginia that will force cancellation of an upcoming exposition.

Montgomery County officials maintaining strict coronavirus restrictions during holiday season

With the one-two punch of the holiday season and stricter precautions against COVID-19 returning, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan is calling on local governments in his state to step up safety inspections for retail businesses.

FDA authorizes second COVID-19 treatment drug to be used in combination with remdesivir

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) Thursday for the drug baricitinib, in combination with remdesivir, for the treatment of suspected or laboratory confirmed COVID-19 in hospitalized adults and pediatric patients two years of age or older requiring supplemental oxygen, invasive mechanical ventilation or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO).

Porch pirate paranoia
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More people amid the pandemic are turning to online shopping, but many harbor fears of their packages being stolen from their front doors.

Local governments stepping up coronavirus safety enforcement
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With the one-two punch of the holiday season and stricter precautions against COVID-19 returning, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan is calling on local governments in his state to step up safety inspections for retail businesses.

Tyson suspends Iowa plant managers amid COVID-19 betting claim

The company's president and CEO, Dean Banks, said he was “extremely upset” about the allegations against managers at its plant in Waterloo, Iowa, saying they do not represent the company's values.

All Smithsonian museums, National Zoo, to temporarily close amid rising COVID-19 cases

The Smithsonian Institution has announced all Smithsonian museums, including the National Zoo, will temporarily close to the public starting Monday, Nov. 23 due to rising regional and national cases of COVID-19.

Socially distanced Santa at Tysons Corner Center this holiday season

The COVID-19 era has accelerated Americans’ gradual move toward online shopping – but for some, the holidays aren’t the same without hitting the shops.

Will social distancing cause my immune system to weaken?

Our immune systems are hard at work even when we're 6 feet apart from others or stuck at home all day.

Gyms anxious as restrictions weighed amid COVID surge

Gyms in the DMV are anxious as states and even counties in our area have recently closed or further restricted activities at fitness facilities amid a national and local surge of the virus.

DC gyms navigating capacity restrictions
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Gyms in the District are concerned that additional restrictions could cripple them.

Coronavirus vaccine test participants talk about the experience

Just days after Moderna announced its coronavirus vaccine is 94.5% effective, two Moderna vaccine trial participants are speaking out about their experience.