Vaccine rollout off to a bumpy start with surge of COVID-19 cases expected soon

THE COVID-19 19 VACCINE.GOVERNOR LARRY HOGAN SAYS ALLLEVELS OF GOVERNMENT AND THEPRIVATE SECTOR NEED TO DO MORETO GET THE VACCINE OUT TO ASMANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE.

THEGOVERNORGROWING CONCERNS OVER THE ROLLOUT OF THE CORONAVIRUS VACCINETHATEXPECTED.

ACCORDING TO THECDC, THE COUNTRY IS FALLINGSHORT OF ITS GOAL TODISTRIBUTE 20 MILLION VACCINESBY THE END OF THE YEAR.

SOFAR, ONLY TWO MILLION DOSESHAVE BEEN ADMINISTERED OUT OFTHE 11 MILLION THAT WERESHIPPED.

AND HERE IN MARYLAND,ONLY 19 PERCENT OF ITS VACCINESUPPLY HAS MADE IT TO THE ARMSOF HEALTH CARE WORKERS ANDNURSING HOME RESIDENTS.

WMAR-2NEWS RAY STRICKLAND JOINS USLIVE AT JOHNS HOPKINS WHEREVACCINATIONS STARTED TWO WEEKSAGO.

BUT RAY TO DISTRIBUTE THEVACCINES QUICKLY, THE GOVERNORSAYS STATES NEED MORE SUPPORTFROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENTEDDIE, GOVERNOR LARRY HOGANSAYS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMEAs hospitals brace for yetanother surge of COVID-19cases, the roll out of the muchthe roll out of the muchanticipated vaccines are offto a start slower thanexpected.

The country ismillions short of its goal tovaccinate 20 million people bythe end of the year.

Here inMaryland, the state hasadministered only 19 percentof its vaccine supply.

But thehealth department says thatnumber will continue to growas the process is beginning toramp up.

On Tuesday, the statesays more than 8,000 peoplewere vaccinated, the highestsingle day total yet.Officials believe thesevaccinations numbers could behigher because of a lag inreporting But, during aninterview with CBS thismorning, Governor Larry Hogandid acknowledge some hospitaare having a tough timeadministering the vaccine.2:10“because itundertaking ... itsticking needles in arms.ThereAnd I think nobody is quiteperforming at the topcapacity” Bob Atlas 1:00“Theexpectations were a little tgreat to begin with” BobAtlas is the president and CEOof the Maryland hospitalassociation He says hospitalsdid run into some shipping andlogistical issues But expectsthose problems will getaddressed and predictsvaccinations will increase bythe thousands soon.

6:21 Atlas“These are problems youalmost expect.

There isnothing catastrophic happeninghere.

Itof a logistical mess”Governor Hogan says some othese issues could have beenavoided if the federalgovernment offered moresupport but he says thereneed to point fingers andinstead says everyone can andmust do better.

1:08 Hogan“weall need to be ramping up ifweenormous job done at thacross the country”NOW HERE AT HOPKINS, WEBEEN TOLD THVACCINATED 6,000 OF THEIEMPLOYEES UMMS SAID THEYVACCINATED ABOUT 9100 PEOPLEIN TOTAL, MORE THAN 36,000PEOPLE IN THE STATE HAVE HADTHEIR FIRST DOSES OF THEVACCINE.

LIVE IN BALTIMORE,RAY STRICKLAND, WMAR2 NEWS.WHILE VACCINATIONS FOR THEGENERAL PUBLIC REMAIN MONT