Maryland Reaches Vaccine Milestone With 99 Percent Of Seniors Vaccinated

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — Governor Larry Hogan announced that 99 percent of Maryland seniors person present received astatine slightest 1 dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, according to CDC data.

Maryland ranks successful the apical 10 successful the federation successful boosters for seniors.

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Hogan besides noted that the authorities has already surpassed 50,000 vaccinations for kids betwixt the ages of 5-11.

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“From our oldest to youngest eligible, we proceed to pb 1 of the astir palmy vaccination campaigns successful the country,” said Governor Hogan. “We person gotten to this constituent by listening to the experts and by pursuing the science, and that is precisely what we volition proceed to bash arsenic we enactment to get those past remaining 1 percent of seniors, and the 12.7 percent of remaining adults successful our authorities vaccinated, and arsenic we present enactment to get much of our school-age children vaccinated.”

Maryland continues to marque advancement with its vaccinations arsenic determination are astir 8.9 cardinal vaccinations successful the state. This includes 692,092 booster shots.

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CDC data besides shows that 87.3 percent of Marylanders 18 and older person received astatine slightest 1 dose.

CBS Baltimore Staff