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Montgomery: State lawmakers have inched closer to approving a ban on so-called vaccine passports that would require proof of COVID-19 vaccination to access services from a business or state agency. The House Health Committee voted Wednesday to send the bill to House of Representatives for a vote. It has already cleared the Senate. The bill contains a number of exceptions. Surgeons, dentists, medical institutions, hospitals and other health care providers are exempted. Universities could still require students to receive a vaccine; however, there would be exceptions for vaccines approved for “emergency use” by the FDA, as is the case with all three COVID-19 vaccines given in the United States thus far. The idea of vaccine passports is to have a document that shows a person has been inoculated against COVID-19. Federal officials say there are no plans to make them broadly mandatory, but some Republican governors have issued orders b
Hogan announces new initiatives to focus vaccination efforts
BRIAN WITTE, Associated Press
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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) Demand for COVID-19 vaccine in Maryland remains high, but Gov. Larry Hogan said Wednesday the state is needing to get more creative to use all of its vaccine supply.
Maryland has administered more than 4 million vaccines, the governor said. More than 82% of people over 65 have been vaccinated, and more than 55% of people over 18 have been vaccinated.
“We truly are close to that light at the end of the tunnel, but those of you who have not yet been vaccinated please go get a vaccine as quickly as you can, Hogan said.