No Shots. No School. No Exceptions.” That’s what’s parents are greeted with on the Prince George’s County Public Schools webpage on required vaccinations for the upcoming school year. But that’s not entirely true.

COVID-19 hospitalizations in Maryland are up 123% over the last two weeks, the most hospitalizations in a month since April, according to state data.

COVID-19 cases in Maryland have slightly surged ahead of the upcoming school year, data from the state Department of Health shows.

Data from the Maryland Department of Health shows that in September 2022, reported COVID-19 infection rates ranged from 12.08 to 17.06 cases per 100,000 residents.

On Nov. 20, the Monday before Thanksgiving, there were 300 people hospitalized in Maryland with COVID-19. This week, there are 386. In that same time period, 90 people died from the virus.

The rollback of vaccine record retention requirements was announced by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) in a memo to all federal department and agency heads.

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