Maryland residents age 16+ can preregister for vaccine as more mass sites begin to open

Maryland residents age 16+ can preregister for vaccine as more mass sites begin to open

APPOINTMENT AT A MASSVACCINATION SITE.

WMAR2 NEWSABBY ISAACS JOINS US LIVE FROMTHE STATE HOUSE WITH MORECHANGES COMING.GOVERNOR LARRY HOGAN SAYS WEARE FINALLY AT THE POINT WHERESUPPLY IS INCREASING ANDDEMAND IS DECLINING, SO HEFEELS CONFIDENT HE CAN FURTHERACCELERATE VACCINE ELIGIBILITYSOON.

GOVERNOR LARRY HOGANSAYS ITMORE TRANSMISSIBLE VARIANTSAND VACCINES Across America,these variants are driving anincrease in new infections andhospitalizations, particularlyamong younger people.

HOGANSAYS COVID-19 VARIANT CASESHAVE INCREASED IN BALTIMORECITY AND COUNTY& BUT VACCINEADMINISTRATION IS ALSOINCREASING.

Wemillion, in a few days wegonna hit 3 million vaccinesWITH AN INCREASE IN SUPPLYOVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS, HOGANHAS OPENED UP PRE-REGISTRATION FOR ANAPPOINTMENT AT A MASSVACCINATION SITE TO ALLMARYLANDERS AGE 16 AND OLDER,WITH THE HOPE THAT IN THE NEXTFEW DAYS, HE WILL BE ABLE TOACCELERATE ELIGIBILITY, ASDOSES ALLOW.

We hear aboutwhat we might get from thefeds but we donalmost like the day before Wedonon the shelf and we donto promise people they can geta vaccine if we donso thatat it every day HOGAN ALSOANNOUNCED A NEW WAY TO GET THEVACCINE& STARTING FRIDAY,ELIGIBLE MARYLANDERS CAN GETVACCINATED AT THE EASTERNSHORE SITE WITHOUT ANAPPOINTMENT.

This is Easterweekend, itfor ocean city, I think if youhavenand you want one, I would sayget in your car tomorrow,drive to the beach, stop inSalisbury, get everyonevaccinated.

THE PLAN IS TOEXPLAND NO APPOINTMENT OPTIONSSOON.

AND BY THE END OF THEMONTH, THERE WILL BE MASSVACCINATION SITES AT TIMONIUMFAIRGROUNDS, NAVY MARINE CORPMEMORIAL STADIUM, RIPKENSTADIUM AND THE MALL INCOLUMBIA.

TO CONTINUEADDRESSING VACCINE EQUITY,HOGAN IS REQUIRING COUNTYHEALTH OFFICERS TO SUBMITHEALTH EQUITY PLANS BY MONDAYAND THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OFHEALTH WILL BE GIVING THEMLISTS OF UNDERSERVED ZIP CODESAND FACILITIES THAT NEEDSUPPORT.

FOR WMAR 2 NEWS IABBY ISAACSBALTIMORE CITY'S HEALTHCOMMISSIONER SAYS THERE HAVEBEEN INCREASES IN KEY MET