Teachers and school staff turned away at COVID vaccination sites
Montgomery County teachers and school staff are able to make vaccine appointments, but are being rejected when they arrive on site.
Author: Adam Longo (WUSA 9)
Published: 11:28 AM EST January 26, 2021
Updated: 9:58 PM EST January 27, 2021
TAKOMA PARK, Md. — Montgomery County's Chief Health Officer Travis Gayles says that at the current pace of vaccination, it could take two years before everyone in the county receives a vaccination.
Shortcomings in vaccine distribution and availability are being criticized by elected officials and people throughout Maryland.
Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich told The Daily Drum on WHUR radio Monday that the vaccine supply from the federal government appears to be the chief component of the problem.