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COVID-19 Weekly Update for
February 26, 2021
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The Board of County Commissioners received a weekly COVID-19 Update from Health Officer Ed Singer in session on February 25, 2021. Mr. Singer discussed the AG Center testing site changing its days of testing availability. Mr. Singer also reported a 14 day rolling average downward trend in new community cases. Watch now here. |
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February 23, 2021
"Governor Larry Hogan today announced the opening of a FEMA-supported mass vaccination site in Southern Maryland, in addition to expanded surveillance of COVID-19 variants, an executive order requiring face coverings in schools, and a warning regarding vaccine fraud in Maryland.
'Following both the federal and state vaccination plans, we continue to broaden the distribution network to ensure as many points of access as possible in every single county,' said Governor Hogan. 'We are utilizing every single dose we are allocated, and building an infrastructure with the capability of doing up to 100,000 shots per day, just as soon as they are made by the manufacturers and allocated to us by the federal government.'
Governor Hogan announced that the fourth state-run mass vaccination site will open no later than March 11 at Regency Furniture Stadium in Charles County. At the state’s request, the Southern Maryland mass vaccination site will be supported by FEMA, which will provide more than 100 personnel—including trained vaccinators—to help staff the site and provide technical assistance. The Southern Maryland mass vaccination site will be capable of administering thousands of shots per day as more supply becomes available.
More than 10,000 appointments have been made for the state’s third mass vaccination site, which opens Thursday at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore City. In the coming weeks, the state will also open mass vaccination sites on the Eastern Shore and in Western Maryland.
In March, the state will launch a pre-registration appointment site for state-run mass vaccination sites."
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Carroll County Health Department
New State of Maryland COVID-19 Vaccination Support Center at 1-855-MDGOVAX (1-855-634-6829) open seven days a week from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
At this time, the Carroll County Health Department is only vaccinating 1A and 1B (75+). The state of Maryland is vaccinating 1A, 1B, and 1C. People in these 3 phases are eligible to be vaccinated at this new location at M&T Bank Stadium.
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Maryland Department of Health
A new #COVID19 mass vaccination site will open at M&T Bank Stadium this Thursday, February 25. Vaccinations are by appointment only. #GoVAXMaryland
For more information, visit http://covidvax.maryland.gov or call 1-855-MD-GOVAX (1-855-634-6829).
Initially, between 250 and 500 vaccination appointments will be available on the first several days during the soft launch phase of the M&T Bank Stadium site, with plans to provide up to 2,000 vaccinations per day in early March. Additional appointments will be made available on a rolling basis.
Individuals must complete a registration for the M&T Bank Stadium Mass Vaccination site. Eligible individuals have two options for making an appointment:
1. Complete the form available at covidvax.maryland.gov.
2. Call 855-MD-GOVAX (1-855-634-6829) between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. Individuals should expect potential prolonged wait times due to call volume.
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Key Things to Know About COVID-19 Vaccines
From the CDC
Because COVID-19 is a new disease with new vaccines, information is rapidly emerging about how vaccines can help us stop the pandemic. CDC will update this page with more information about what we know—and what we don’t know—as it becomes available. Learn more facts about COVID-19 vaccines.
Currently, two vaccines are authorized and recommended to prevent COVID-19:
Learn more about the different COVID-19 vaccines.
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