ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — Governor Larry Hogan spent overmuch of the past week touring the Eastern Shore. That included greeting radical unmasked portion connected the Ocean City boardwalk and speaking astatine the Maryland Association of Counties, which was attended by leaders from crossed the state.
It’s ever large to spot truthful galore Marylanders having a amusive clip successful Ocean City. This day we took a stroll down the boardwalk and stopped for immoderate Thrasher’s fries. pic.twitter.com/iRqZ2GUAnQ
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It was large to beryllium backmost successful Ocean City for the Maryland Association of Counties summertime conference. Never has our adjacent collaboration and concern with the counties been much important than implicit the past 18 months. pic.twitter.com/we9baU2i68
— Governor Larry Hogan (@GovLarryHogan) August 21, 2021
Then came quality that 4 of his unit members tested affirmative for COVID-19. One who initially received a affirmative accelerated antigen trial aboriginal had a PCR trial and was recovered to beryllium negative.
2) A 4th unit subordinate who received a affirmative accelerated antigen trial has received a antagonistic confirmatory PCR test. All those affected are feeling fine.
— Kata D. Hall (@katadhall) August 25, 2021
The politician and lieutenant politician person some tested antagonistic for the virus.
Governor Hogan besides attended an lawsuit with the Washington, DC politician and Virginia governor.
During today’s ceremonial with @GovernorVA and @MayorBowser, I was honored to enactment successful the transportation of 55 historical African American headstones to National Harmony Memorial Park. As soon arsenic we learned of this undertaking, we offered the afloat enactment of our Maryland team. pic.twitter.com/ydn1Z1OVdl
— Governor Larry Hogan (@GovLarryHogan) August 23, 2021
During an lawsuit astatine BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport Tuesday, Hogan said helium was headed to Colorado for a National Governors Association conference. He said helium would conscionable with Jeff Zients, The White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator, portion there.
This afternoon, @GovLarryHogan visited BWI Marshall Airport for a circuit of a caller FirstCall Medical Center successful our Main Terminal. We besides celebrated with a ribbon cutting ceremony. #Open4BizMD #airports @FraportUSA pic.twitter.com/no116vA8iK
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Hogan, a crab survivor, already received his 3rd vaccine dose, which helium revealed to CBS’ Face the Nation connected Sunday.
“I had a crab of the immune strategy truthful I got it connected Monday [Aug. 16]. I consciousness great,” Hogan said connected the program.
Maryland @GovLarryHogan wants boosters to beryllium administered sooner than the initially recommended eight-month interval: “We’re pushing to velocity up that timeframe,” helium says. “We privation to start.” pic.twitter.com/OLf8sCUN9w
— Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) August 22, 2021
The governor’s bureau said each members of Mr. Hogan’s unit are afloat vaccinated and are pursuing each CDC guidance connected quarantining and interaction tracing.
“All those affected are feeling fine,” tweeted Hogan spokesperson Kata Hall.
Dr. Bill Moss with Johns Hopkins told WJZ Investigator Mike Hellgren specified ‘breakthrough’ infections among the afloat vaccinated are uncommon but bash happen.
“There whitethorn beryllium a constituent of immoderate waning immunity for those who are vaccinated aboriginal on, and that was the statement that The White House has made astir the request for booster doses,” Moss said.
He noted the Delta variant is causing an summation successful cases among the afloat vaccinated but “the vast, immense bulk of these breakthrough infections among afloat vaccinated individuals are mild.”
🚨Maryland reports 1,190 caller cases and 11 much deaths today; positivity complaint inched higher but remains beneath 5%. #coronavirus #COVID19 @wjz pic.twitter.com/rUmCaB7i3O
— Mike Hellgren (@HellgrenWJZ) August 25, 2021
Maryland reports 9,079 infections among the afloat vaccinated. Among those, 733 radical were hospitalized, representing 5.6% of each COVID-19 cases hospitalized.
There were 76 deaths among the vaccinated, representing 5% of each lab-confirmed COVID-19 deaths successful Maryland.
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The Maryland Department of Health said astir 6.5% of each confirmed COVID-19 cases successful Maryland since January 2021 person been among afloat vaccinated individuals.