News and Media: Disaster 4491

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PHILADELPHIA – The Federal Emergency Management Agency has provided more than $4 billion to Region 3 states and the District of Columbia for costs related to saving lives and protecting the public from COVID-19. In addition to Washington, DC, Region 3 includes Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia. Funds were distributed among local partners, state partners, school districts, other public entities, and certain private nonprofits.
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Region 3 has provided more than $3 billion to local and state agencies, school districts, nonprofits and other public entities in the District of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia for costs related to saving lives and protecting people during the COVID-19 mission.
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FEMA has amended the agency’s COVID-19 funeral assistance policy to assist with COVID-19 related fatalities that occurred in the early months of the pandemic. This policy change will allow applicants to submit a statement or letter from the death certificate’s certifying official, medical examiner, or coroner that attributes the death to COVID-19 fatalities that occurred between Jan. 20 and May 16, 2020.
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GREENBELT, Md. – The single dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine is now available at the Greenbelt Community Vaccination Center (CVC).

Beginning May 12, the Greenbelt Community Vaccination Center will provide Johnson & Johnson single-dose vaccinations for all Maryland residents. The free vaccine only requires one shot, not two. It is approved for individuals 18 years and older according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 

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Maryland; FEMA-4491-DR

Report on Preliminary Damage Assessment (PDA) information for FEMA-4491-DR; Maryland as a result of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic beginning on January 20, 2020, and continuing.