This is the greatest peacetime undertaking

in American history.

98.7%

163,225

55,941 (34.3%)

35,200

11,401 (32.4%)

TOTAL VACCINATIONS REPORTED

VACCINATIONS REPORTED TODAY

● Dispatching emergency vaccination support teams to assist local health departments

● Will help administer shots, provide logistical support beginning tomorrow

● 700 additional qualified personnel identified to support local health departments

● Issuing an executive order to require providers to report vaccination data to ImmuNet within 24 hours after administration

● Any facility that has not administered at least 75% of their total first allocation may have future allocations reduced until they prove their ability to meet capacity.

● Any provider that has excess doses will be required to notify the local health department so they can be reallocated to priority populations

● Rolling distribution: we will not wait to get to all members of a priority group before moving on to those next in line

● Members of previous groups can still get vaccinated in later phases

States are reliant on the federal government for our supply of vaccines.

● For the foreseeable future, we expect to receive roughly 10,000 doses/day from the federal government

● By the end of May, this would mean 1.8 million doses (30% of population)

● Front line hospital staff and healthcare workers

● Nursing home residents and staff

● Law enforcement, and firefighters, EMS

● All licensed, registered, and certified health care providers

● Correctional health care staff and officers

● Front line judiciary staff

● Assisted living, group homes, other congregate facilities

● Continuity of government

● Education (K-12 school and daycare faculty and staff)

● Adults age 75+

● Adults 65-74 years of age

● Public safety not covered in Phase 1A

● Public health workers not covered in Phase 1A

● Food/agriculture production

● Manufacturing

● Postal service

● Public transit

● Grocery store employees

● Adults 16-64 at increased risk of severe illness due to comorbidities

● Incarcerated adults

● Essential workers in critical utilities, transportation, logistics, infrastructure, etc.

● Stay informed through trusted sources ● Sign up for 211 alerts by texting

“MdReady” to 898-211

● Learn more about the vaccines at COVIDlink.maryland.gov

● Be patient. Skipping the line is wrong, it does not work, and it will make the process slower and longer for everyone

● Detected in 4 states, 33 countries● State public health lab is testing

samples for this variant daily

● Not yet detected here in Maryland

ADJUTANT GENERAL, MARYLANDNATIONAL GUARD