State Roundup: Hogan defends vaccine equity record as Bloomberg ranks Md higher in efforts Lt. Gov. Boyd Rutherford took part in clean-up work at Patapsco Valley State Park Thursday to celebrate Earth Day. Governor's Office photo VACCINE EQUITY DEBATED AS ROLLOUT CONTINUES: Gov. Larry Hogan Thursday slammed U.S. Rep. Anthony Brown (D-Md.) for having said that the state is not doing enough to ensure equitable access to coronavirus vaccines to underserved parts of Maryland, Bryan Renbaum writes for Maryland Reporter. Maryland has scored high in closing an equity gap for Black residents getting vaccines, Bruce DePuyt reports for Maryland Matters. The Bloomberg analysis released Thursday said that Maryland is one of just seven states to have cut that gap in half.