While Schrader ensured the Department of Health (DOH) is working closely with hospitals to handle the influx of COVID patients, senators at the meeting called for strategies to increase the state’s vaccination rate, particularly school mandates.
Over two weeks into vaccine eligibility for 5- to 11-year-olds, all local school and health systems in Maryland have agreed to facilitate clinics, and vaccination rates are climbing.
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