In Focus: State of Vaccinations in Maryland
In Focus: State of Vaccinations in Maryland
By: Amanda Engel
and last updated 2021-07-05 18:08:06-04
BALTIMORE â With just 67% of American adults vaccinated with at least one dose by July 4th, the country has missed President Joe Biden s 70% goal by Independence Day.
Within Maryland however, 75% of adults across the state have gotten at least one dose of the vaccine. We re getting a lot of people vaccinated, says Maryland Secretary of Health Dennis Schrader.
Adding, We ve still got work to do, and we re going to continue to encourage the unvaccinated to please, please, please, across the board, please get vaccinated.
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HOGAN LAUNCHES COVID VAXX PSA: Gov. Larry Hogan Friday touted the state’s launch of a 30-second public service announcement video that features six Maryland doctors who discuss the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines, Bryan Renbaum of Maryland Reporter writes. “Research shows that people feel more comfortable getting a vaccine when they hear about the experience directly from someone they know and trust,” Hogan said in a statement.
POLICE REFORM ADVOCATES SPEAK OUT ON BILLS: Reform advocates like Fred Chavis of the Washington County NAACP say that they are cautiously optimistic to see that some of the change they sought became reality in the halls of the State House. But they emphasized the reform bills are just the beginning, and local activists will need to watch to ensure police accountability trickles down to their communities, report Madeleine O’Neill of USA Today Network and Kelly Powers of Salisbury Daily Times.
Brian Frosh said his office has spoken with Gov. Larry Hogan’s office about conducting a review.
The effort comes after his office received an open letter sent by forensic pathologist Roger Mitchell and signed by over 400 physicians accusing David Fowler, who was the Maryland chief medical examiner between 2002 and 2019, of “obvious bias” during his testimony.
The letter was addressed to political leadership specifically Frosh, Maryland Secretary of Health Dennis Schrader, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky.
Mitchell’s letter argued that the testimony provided by Fowler called into question the practices of the office under his leadership.