Transportation officials in Montgomery County, Maryland, are offering free lessons to people who want to learn how to pick up an e-scooter and ride it safely.
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February 17, 2021 | 9:24 am
February 17, 2021
A resident receives a COVID-19 vaccine at a county-run clinic at White Oak Recreation Center in early January. The clinics are by appointment only and do not allow walk-ins.
Photo from Montgomery County
This story was updated at 4:37 p.m. on Feb. 17, 2021, to correct information regarding PrepMod appointment links.
It’s been two months since Montgomery County received its first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines from the state. So far, the county and other providers have given first-dose vaccines to about 107,589 residents and workers about 10% of the county’s population of 1.05 million people.
County officials say doses being administered as fast as possible
January 19, 2021 | 11:54 pm
January 19, 2021
Pictured are Moderna COVID-19 vaccine doses from the initial 100 delivered to Montgomery County officials on Dec. 23.
As the COVID-19 vaccine rolls out across Montgomery County and Maryland, many residents have felt left in the dark and confused by the differences in the rollouts among jurisdictions and states, perceiving a slow rollout.
But county and state officials have said they are doing the best they can . County officials have said they depend on the state to provide enough vaccine doses, and it has not been enough. State officials have called on the federal government to release more doses for distribution.