By: Bryan P. Sears
Daily Record Government Reporter
March 4, 2021
Maryland National Guard Brig. Gen. Janeen Birckhead has been assigned by Gov. Larry Hogan to lead the state’s efforts to improve vaccine equity. (The Daily Record/File Photo)
ANNAPOLIS — Mayor Brandon Scott Thursday blasted Gov. Larry Hogan for what he called misinformation and a “Jedi mind trick” aimed at distracting focus from efforts to provide more equitable access to coronavirus vaccines in underserved minority communities.
The comments from the mayor in a hastily thrown together statement broadcast live on social media followed a news conference in which Hogan intended to focus on efforts to increase access in those communities. But a comment from the governor about transferring doses from the Baltimore City Health Department at the request of the city touched off another round of back-and-forth barbs between the second-term Republican and Scott, a first-term Democrat.