Gov. Larry Hogan and Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks toured the new Maryland Vaccine Equity Task Force Clinic at First Baptist Church of Glenarden on Tuesday.
The Latest: San Diego zoo vaccinates 9 great apes for virus
White House press secretary Jen Psaki speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Thursday, March 4, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) March 04, 2021 - 8:28 PM
SAN DIEGO The San Diego Zoo has vaccinated nine great apes for the coronavirus after a troop of gorillas in its Safari Park became infected.
Officials say four orangutans and five bonobos received COVID-19 injections in January and February.
Three bonobos and a gorilla also are expected to receive the vaccine, which is experimental.
The vaccinations followed a January outbreak of COVID-19 at the zooâs Safari Park. Eight western lowland gorillas got the virus, probably by exposure to a zookeeper who tested positive for COVID-19.
The Latest: Maryland to distribute vaccines more equita accesswdun.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from accesswdun.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Gov. Larry Hogan released further plans Thursday to distribute COVID-19 vaccines more equitably to underserved parts of Maryland, after leaders of the state's largest Black populations criticized major disparities in the rollout of vaccinations to minorities.
State Roundup: Hogan announces vaccine equity plan with community partnerships
The Maryland Coalition for Justice and Police Accountability and other groups demonstrated Thursday outside the State House, supporting stronger police reforms than passed by the State Senate Wednesday. From its Facebook video.
HOGAN ANNOUNCES EQUITY PLAN, BALTIMORE CITY MAYOR DEFENDS CITY EFFORTS: Gov. Larry Hogan said Thursday that the state has launched a concerted first in the nation “equity operations plan” aimed at increasing access to coronavirus vaccines in Maryland’s most vulnerable communities, Bryan Renbaum reports for Maryland Reporter.
The plan, which largely relies on churches and community groups requesting clinics in their neighborhoods, is intended to be a way to improve the pace of getting coronavirus vaccine shots into the arms of Marylanders who are not white, Pamela Wood and Hallie Miller report for the Sun.