What to know about getting a COVID-19 vaccine in Montgomery County
Walk-up lines, open appointments will be added when fewer invitations accepted
April 23, 2021 | 8:53 am
Silver Spring resident Tasha Harris receives her first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine at the vaccine site on Montgomery College s Germantown campus on March 31, 2021.
File photo
As the number of COVID-19 vaccination appointments increase in Montgomery County and the number of residents signing up for a dose decreases, the county is considering ways to make it easier for remaining residents to get a vaccine.
The county is beginning to see fewer vaccine appointment invitations accepted over the last week.
With Johnson & Johnson on hold, vaccinations could take longer
April 16, 2021 | 6:18 pm
Bethesda resident Vanessa Fontana Keszler receives her first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine at the vaccine site on Montgomery College s Germantown campus on March 31, 2021.
File photo
After several weeks of receiving more than 10,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses a week, Montgomery County and the rest of the state will have thousands of doses less to administer after the Johnson & Johnson vaccine was halted for a review.
On Tuesday, the county announced that it would pause use of the vaccine after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommended that all medical providers stop administering the one-dose vaccine. The agencies are trying to determine potential links between the vaccine and a few cases of rare blood clots.
What to know about COVID-19 vaccine as eligibility opens to residents age 16 and older
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April 9, 2021 | 11:16 am
April 9, 2021
Silver Spring resident Tasha Harris receives her first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine at the vaccine site on Montgomery College s Germantown campus on March 31, 2021.
Photo by Briana Adhikusuma
This story was updated at 12:09 p.m. on April 9, 2021, to include additional details on variant cases.
Every Maryland resident age 16 and older is now eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine at state mass vaccination sites. Starting on Monday, all vaccine providers will be required to offer the vaccine to the same age group.
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