May 13 – 14, 2021 from 12-4 PM The Maryland Department of Health COVID-19 Mobile Testing Site will be located in the Town of Chesapeake Beach on May 13th and 14th and open for walk up COVID 19 testing between the hours of 12-4 PM. The site will be located 8200 Bayside Rd., Chesapeake Beach, […]
Governor Hogan Announces Financial Incentive Program
For State Employees to Encourage COVID-19 Vaccinations Governor Larry Hogan today announced that the State of Maryland will offer a $100 financial incentive to state employees who elect to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. “With this incentive program, we are further encouraging state employees to get vaccinated to help keep themselves, their families, and their communities […]
Maryland Vaccine Equity Task Force is Highlighted
New England Journal of Medicine Highlights Maryland’s Vaccine Equity Task Force Equity Task Force Has Now Completed 211 Missions Statewide The work of the Maryland Vaccine Equity Task Force, which has now completed more than 200 missions, is being highlighted in a new piece published by New England Journal of Medicine Catalyst: Vaccine Equity Index […]
Maryland to Deploy Single-Dose Johnson & Johnson Vaccine
Beginning This Week Governor Larry Hogan today announced that, following approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the State of Maryland will begin to deploy the single-dose Johnson & Johnson (J&J) vaccine this week. Maryland has been initially allocated 49,600 doses of the J&J […]
Gov Hogan Tours Southern Maryland Mass Vaccination Site
15,000 Appointments Already Booked at FEMA-Supported Site Governor Larry Hogan today visited the new FEMA-supported Southern Maryland mass vaccination site located at Regency Furniture Stadium in Charles County. The site opened yesterday—one week ahead of schedule—with 493 shots of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine administered. In total, the first 15,000 appointments for the site have […]
CCHD Opens Countywide COVID-19 Vaccine Pre-registration
Vaccine Rollout Continues According to Priority Group Calvert County residents who wish to receive a COVID-19 vaccination may pre-register online beginning Tuesday, Jan. 19 at 10 a.m. Any Calvert County resident age 18 and older may pre-register at www.CalvertCountyMd.gov/Vaccine. Calvert County Government (CCG) created a pre-registration portal in partnership with the Calvert County Health Department […]
COVID-19 Vaccine Eligibility for Marylanders 65 and Over
State Activates Phase 1B to Officially Begin January 18 State Will Make 50,000 Doses Available to Providers Next Week for Elderly Populations Announces Pilot Program with Giant and Walmart Pharmacies State Prepares to Launch Mass Vaccination Sites Announces Additional Support for County Health Departments Health Order Authorizes Out-of-State Practitioners to Administer Vaccines Governor Larry Hogan […]
U of MD Medical System Workers to Receive COVID-19 Vaccine
Historic Undertaking to Vaccinate Marylanders Against COVID-19 Is Now Underway First Recipient Is Shawn Hendricks, Nursing Director and Baltimore City Native Governor Larry Hogan today thanked the first five University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) frontline healthcare workers to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. The first recipients include a shock trauma physician, an emergency medicine […]
Novavax Plans Major Expansion in Montgomery County
Commits to At Least 400 New Jobs Growing vaccine developer is expanding into new R&D, manufacturing facility in Gaithersb Novavax, a clinical stage vaccine company that is currently developing a COVID-19 vaccine, has announced plans to expand into a new R&D, manufacturing, and office facility, and has purchased additional land in Montgomery County. The company, […]
School Immunization Requirements
School Immunization Requirements for the 2015-2016 School Year New Maryland school immunization requirements that were established in 2013 have resulted in the following vaccination requirements for the start of the 2015-2016 school year: Grade Level Immunization Requirement Kindergarten and 1st Grade Students VaricellaTwo (2) doses of Varicella vaccine are required for Kindergarten and 1st grade […]