White Marylanders have received four times as many doses of vaccines as Black residents. Majority-Black jurisdictions like Baltimore City and Prince George's County are also lagging behind.
The Maryland Senate Vaccine Oversight Workgroup met for their weekly update from the state health department Monday evening and questions centered on where the vaccine is going and barriers to Marylanders accessing it. Maryland is still near the bottom for vaccine distribution and state senators are focusing on ways to expedite the process and get it to those who need it.|| Coronavirus updates | Maryland s latest numbers | Get tested | Vaccine Info ||The state of Maryland is getting 88,000 first doses of COVID-19 vaccine a week. Acting Secretary of Health Denis Schrader told the State Senate Vaccine Oversight Workgroup that the State Health Department decides exactly where those doses go. Maryland online vaccination site locatorVaccine Data DashboardMaryland vaccination plan FAQs “I wouldn t say it’s totally discretionary, but we re looking at each county to make sure the cumulative for their county, whether its hospitals, whether its local health departments, whether its ph