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.
With the Food and Drug Administration authorizing new booster shots for emergency use, Maryland and other states must now decide how they plan to roll out the vaccine. Some Maryland jurisdictions already have plans for getting the booster shots, called bivalent boosters, to their constituents. The Baltimore City Health Department told The Daily Record the city .