Maryland's leading health officials and the state's top doctors Monday celebrated news that the Baltimore Convention Center Field Hospital (BCCFH) will be launching a pilot program aimed at administering coronavirus vaccines to members of underserved communities.
Hundreds of COVID-19 vaccines made it into arms Thursday as the state s third mass vaccination site opened at M&T Bank Stadium in downtown Baltimore.|| Coronavirus updates | Maryland s latest numbers | Get tested | Vaccine Info ||Gov. Larry Hogan toured M&T Bank Stadium shortly after it opened Thursday morning as Maryland s newest COVID-19 mass vaccination site. It s the second mass vaccination site to open in Baltimore City. This is somewhat of a soft launch today, but (it s) going very smoothly. (It s) quickly going to ramp up to a couple thousand vaccines a day over the next couple of days and can do a capacity of up to 10,000 shots a day, Hogan said.Maryland online vaccination site locatorVaccine Data DashboardMaryland vaccination plan FAQsThe site is a public-private partnership between the University of Maryland Medical System putting shots into arms and support coming from the Maryland Air National Guard. This is one step closer to getting us back to normal, this stadium
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Registration opened Monday for appointments at Maryland s third COVID-19 mass-vaccination site, which opens Thursday at M&T Bank Stadium.
“The opening of our next state-run mass vaccination site is another milestone toward ending this pandemic,” Gov. Larry Hogan said. “I want to thank all of our partners who have worked to convert M&T Bank Stadium into a mass vaccination site. As supply increases, this site will serve thousands of Marylanders each day.”
It is the second such site in Baltimore, joining the nearby Baltimore Convention Center Field Hospital. Operational support is being provided by the University of Maryland Medical Center, the Maryland Department of Health, the Maryland National Guard, the Maryland Stadium Authority and the Baltimore Ravens.
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