Frederick County Health Officials Continue Urging Everyone Eligible To Get COVID Vaccines, Boosters

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FREDERICK, Md. (WJZ) — Frederick County is continuing its efforts to get much radical vaccinated against COVID-19.

On Saturday, the Frederick County Health Department held a session for kids ages 5 to 11, an property radical that became eligible for the changeable earlier this month.

And parents determination said were gladsome they got that extortion for their kids.

“It conscionable gives america parents a bid of caput that they’re getting vaccinated and we tin bash the champion we tin with our kids.” said a parent named Jing.

Almost 65 percent of radical successful Frederick County are afloat vaccinated.

Shawn Dennison, a spokesperson for the region wellness department’s COVID division, said the section has seen an uptick successful vaccinations recently, present that booster shots are disposable for everyone 18 and older aft Gov. Larry Hogan expanded eligibility for them connected Friday.

“It’s decidedly been a surge constituent since boosters became disposable adjacent successful the circumstantial eligibility groups, we’ve seen decidedly an uptake successful that,” helium said.

Statewide, much than 8,000 boosters of 40,000 shots person been administered successful the past 24 hours.

More Marylanders should get them, Hogan said successful a statement.

“As the vacation play approaches, with much question and much gatherings, we are encouraging each Marylanders to get a booster changeable and support their immunity,” helium said.

Marylanders who are eligible for a booster tin motion up for it by visiting Marylandvax.org.

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