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State Roundup: Maryland speeds up vaccination timeline, but for many health care workers, 2nd doses prove elusive State House in snow (Photo by Matt Proud) STATE SPEEDS UP VACCINE TIMELINE BUT 2 nd DOSES ELUSIVE: Maryland is speeding up its vaccination timeline, following the lead of other states and recommendations from federal officials as the surge of deaths and hospitalizations in the U.S. associated with COVID-19 continues. As of Monday, hospitalized people with certain medical conditions placing them at greater risk of a severe COVID-19 case are eligible for vaccination, McKenna Oxend...

State Roundup: Annapolis, like other state capitals, bracing for armed pro-Trump protests; Hogan $1B in COVID aid On Thursday at the D.C. Armory, Gov. Larry Hogan addressed members of the Maryland National Guard to help protect the Capitol after the riot there on Wednesday. Governor's Office photo by Joe Andrucyk ANNAPOLIS BRACES FOR ARMED PRO-TRUMP PROTESTS: If armed protesters march on Maryland’s state capitol this Sunday the state’s law enforcement agencies will be ready to address the threat, according to Greg Shipley, spokesman for the Maryland State Police. And Gov. Larry Hogan said...

State Roundup: Vaccines coming as hospitalizations continue rising Sunset over the Bay from the Eastern Neck Wildlife Refuge NO HOLIDAY FOR VACCINE DISTRIBUTION: Vaccine distribution during the week between Christmas and New Years is not slowing down for the holidays, Bryan Renbaum reports for Maryland Reporter on Phase 1A of distribution. Enough vaccines are available to inoculate 100% of the state’s frontline hospital staff, and health departments are offering vaccines this week to the state’s first responders. The Carroll County Health Department announced the COVID-19 deaths of five m...