Maryland county health officials are sprinting to secure vaccination appointments for residents after Gov. Larry Hogan opened eligibility requirements on Thursday to include older adults, seniors and educators.
Gov. Larry Hogan receives a coronavirus vaccine on Monday Jan. 18, 2021 (Governor s Office Photo)
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Senate President Bill Ferguson is not satisfied with Maryland’s rollout of its allotment coronavirus vaccines and on Tuesday he announced the formation of a workgroup that will oversee the Department of Health’s stewardship of that role.
Ferguson pointed to CDC data that said Maryland has received about 565,000 vaccines from the federal government and that about 370,000 vaccines have yet to be used. Ferguson noted that after the department had pledged to put out 12,000 doses per day that there were two days last weekend when the department fell far short of that number. Ferguson blamed Acting Health Secretary Dennis Schrader for the arguably slow rollout and confusion over the state’s vaccination plan.