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February 17, 2021 | 9:24 am
February 17, 2021
A resident receives a COVID-19 vaccine at a county-run clinic at White Oak Recreation Center in early January. The clinics are by appointment only and do not allow walk-ins.
Photo from Montgomery County
This story was updated at 4:37 p.m. on Feb. 17, 2021, to correct information regarding PrepMod appointment links.
It’s been two months since Montgomery County received its first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines from the state. So far, the county and other providers have given first-dose vaccines to about 107,589 residents and workers about 10% of the county’s population of 1.05 million people.
Elrich Addresses Chaotic Vaccine Lines at Richard Montgomery, Quince Orchard
The coronavirus vaccination lines at Richard Montgomery and Quince Orchard High Schools were chaotic on Thursday because people with appointments were sharing their confirmation links to people who did not have an appointment.
County Executive Marc Elrich addressed the problem in a statement Friday: “It is extremely important that residents do not share the vaccination appointment links they receive with family, friends or neighbors. These links are intended ONLY for the recipient and not to share with others.”
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But this is exactly what @MoCoDHHS today said, not to do. Don’t send or share appointment making links. Right now they say, they’re prioritizing 75+ yet we @fox5dc are seeing long lines of people under 75 outside of Richard Montgomery High School. pic.twitter.com/WqWQOUS3Lb
The county was only serving people 75 and older. Teachers who are eligible by state standards for vaccination were told they don’t qualify by county standards and were sent home.
“We apologize for the inconvenience it caused for those who were scheduled who had to wait in line longer than they anticipated,” the Montgomery County Health Department said in a statement. Seniors are facing long lines in Montgomery County amid confusion over who can actually get vaccinated. Chris Gordon reports.
According to the health department, many people showed up at the Richard Montgomery clinic and a vaccination clinic at Quince Orchard High School who had made appointments through a forwarded link or did not have appointments. The health department said those links are only for the direct recipient and vaccines are administered by appointment only.