Fall is a busy season for the Washington County Health Department, as new clinics open and the drive-thru/walk-up COVID-19 testing site re-opens for the colder […]
COVID-19 Updates
Press Release – Updated COVID-19 Boosters Now Available Through Health Department
The updated, bivalent COVID-19 boosters, designed to give broad protection against the virus including better protection against the Omicron variant, are now available at Washington […]
Press Release – Health Department Vaccination Team Returning to Boonsboro American Legion Last Tuesday of Each Month
Through the remainder of 2022, the COVID-19 vaccination team from the Washington County Health Department will spend the last Tuesday each month at the American […]
Press Release – Health Department Continues Mini Health Fairs Across the County in August
Health department staff will continue to go out in the communities of Washington County, Fridays from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., throughout August, for mini health fairs […]
News – Novavax Shots to Fight COVID-19 Available Locally Through Health Department
The first protein-based COVID-19 vaccination product – Novavax – recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) following the Food and Drug Administration’s […]
COVID-19 Vaccinations for Youngest in Community Available at Health Department
Parents and guardians of children ages six months to five years of age may now make appointments for them to receive their initial COVID-19 vaccination […]
Mini Health Fair Scheduled for Frederick Manor Community, Friends Friday, July 1
A free community health fair will take place Friday, July 1, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Frederick Manor property in downtown Hagerstown. Staff from […]
Press Release – Mini Health Fairs to Bring Health Department Services Right to Communities
Hagerstown, Md. (UPDATED July 22, 2022; June 22, 2022) – Everything from reproductive health services information to diabetes risk screening, COVID-19 testing and vaccinations to […]
Press Release: Drug Take-Back Event
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Curbside Drop-Off of Expired Medications, an Important Community Service Hagerstown, Md. (June 17, 2022) – Expired and unused medications of […]
Press Release: KN95 Mask and At-Home Rapid Test Distribution
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 27, 2022 Re: KN95 and At Home Rapid Test Distribution The Washington County Health Department is distributing free KN95 masks […]
Press Release: Local Public Health Advisory: Recent Rise in COVID-19 Activity
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 17, 2021 Re: Local Public Health Advisory: Recent Rise in COVID-19 Activity Ongoing surveillance of local COVID-19 data by the Washington […]
WCHD COVID-19 PR: Vaccine Clinic and Booster Dose Updates
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WCHD Announces COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic Updates and Pfizer Boosters Hagerstown, Maryland (October 1, 2021.)- In an effort to increase the vaccination rate […]
