The expansion of eligibility is due to new guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and an increased supply of the vaccine, according to Maryland Department of Health Infectious Disease Prevention and Health Services Bureau Director Dr. Peter DeMartino.
After a relatively slow start to the rollout of the new COVID-19 booster, the Maryland Department of Health began a outreach program this week, aimed at increasing the booster vaccination rates in the state.
An outpatient substance abuse treatment business based in Annapolis is expanding to a second location, opening the doors to a Brooklyn Park center on Monday.
About 15 to 20 Anne Arundel County residents have contracted monkeypox since July 4, according to Anne Arundel County Health Department. That’s about 7% of the state’s total of 275 reported cases as of Friday. Five of the county’s cases have since been released from isolation.
An Anne Arundel Circuit judge last week granted county officials’ motion to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the county health officer’s January masking order, months after the health mandate expired.