En Español Annapolis, Md (June 21, 2022) – On Tuesday, June 21, the Anne Arundel County Department of Health will offer COVID-19 vaccines to children under 5 years. An independent panel of advisers to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted to recommend vaccinating all children in the age group with one of […]
Updates and News About COVID-19
Department of Health Begins Distributing and Administering COVID-19 Vaccines for Children Under 5 Years
COVID-19 Vaccines Approved for Children 6 Months to 5 Years: What We Know
Last updated: June 22, 2022En Español What we know about the COVID-19 vaccines coming out for children 6 months to 5 years of age. COVID-19 Vaccine Name Pfizer-BioNTech Moderna Eligible Age 6 months to 4 years old 6 months to 5 years old Dose 3 micrograms/0.2mL 25 micrograms/0.25mL Number of doses 3 2 Schedule At […]
Anne Arundel County Moves into a High Community Level
Last updated: May 31, 2022En Español Annapolis, Md (May 27, 2022) – The Anne Arundel County Department of Health is alerting residents of increasing COVID-19 community levels. On Thursday evening, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention changed the status in Anne Arundel County from medium to high. The new data shows there are 35 […]
Department of Health Urges Residents to Be Aware of BA.2 Variant
Last updated: May 16, 2022Annapolis, MD (March 22, 2022) With the increasing spread of the BA.2 subvariant of COVID-19 , County Executive Steuart Pittman and Health Officer Dr. Nilesh Kalyanaraman urged residents to continue seeking out vaccinations and boosters to protect against the disease. “We have the tools. Those tools are vaccines, tests, and treatment,” […]
Anne Arundel County’s Public Safety Order Will Expire on January 31 as Scheduled
Last updated: April 12, 2022Annapolis, Md (Jan. 28, 2022) – On Monday, January 31, the Anne Arundel County Public Safety Order requiring masking will expire as scheduled. The Order was put into place on January 7, 2022 as a continuation of the County Executive Order on December 31, 2021 to respond to the surge in […]
Department of Health and Public Libraries Partner to Distribute Free KN95/N95 Masks
Last updated: April 28, 2022En Español Annapolis, Md (Jan. 26, 2022) – Given how contagious most COVID-19 variants are, everyone is encouraged to upgrade from a cloth mask to a KN95, N95 or surgical mask when in public indoor spaces. The Department of Health partners with the Anne Arundel County Public Library (AACPL) to distribute […]
Health Officer Issues Public Safety Order Continuing Face Covering Requirement
Last updated: May 16, 20221.31.22 – Anne Arundel County’s Public Safety Order Will Expire on January 31 as Scheduled ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY HEALTH OFFICER DR. KALYANARAMAN ISSUES PUBLIC SAFETY ORDER CONTINUING FACE COVERING REQUIREMENT UNTIL JANUARY 31, 2022 1.11.22 – FAQs Mask Requirements in Anne Arundel County Annapolis, Md (Jan. 7, 2022) – Today, as […]
Science Behind Public Health Decision Making
The COVID case rate has been increasing steadily for two months with the case rate at 47 cases per 100,000 residents on December 11. Hospitalizations in the county are growing and the state reached a new high in hospitalizations on December 11 as well. The COVID vaccines are our way forward; to take the greatest […]
Recovery Workgroup
County Road to Recovery View the document below or click here to download. Past Presentations: January 15, 2021 – County Council Presentation: COVID & Vaccine Updates December 17, 2020 – Confronting COVID December 15, 2020 – County Council December 3, 2020 – Confronting COVID November 19, 2020 – COVID Restrictions among “Big 7” Counties November 19, […]
Public Safety Order: Face Coverings in Outdoor Public Spaces
WHEREAS, there is continued community transmission of COVID-19 in Anne Arundel County despite the current prevention measures; and WHEREAS, there is a growing body of evidence of the effectiveness of face coverings in preventing transmission by symptomatic, pre-symptomatic and asymptomatic individuals; and WHEREAS, suppression of cases will support schools reopening in the fall; and WHEREAS, […]
Contact Tracing and Isolation
Last updated: December 28, 2021NEW! MD COVID Alert COVID-19 & Contact Tracing Click to enlarge. How Contact Tracing Works Click to enlarge. Contact tracing is an activity that involves working with a patient (symptomatic or asymptomatic) who has been diagnosed with an infectious disease. Contact tracing identifies and provides support to people (contacts) who may […]
