WATCH LIVE: Gov. Larry Hogan To Make COVID-19 Vaccine Update

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Maryland Governor Larry Hogan is acceptable to marque an update connected Maryland’s effort to vaccinate its residents against COVID-19 Wednesday afternoon.

The announcement comes aft the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Tuesday nighttime granted last approval for children aged 5-11 to recieve the Pfizer vaccine.

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There are much than fractional a cardinal Maryland children that are recently eligible for the vaccine. Maryland Secretary of Health Dennis Schrader said Tuesday the authorities is initially getting astir 180,000 child-sized doses.

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For children, determination volition beryllium smaller doses and smaller needles. In Maryland, the vaccines volition mostly beryllium fixed done pediatricians and school-based clinics.

CBSN Baltimore volition watercourse the announcement unrecorded astatine 3 p.m. 

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CBS Baltimore Staff