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Via Office of the Governor’s Flickr. Taken 4/1/2021. Effective immediately, all Marylanders ages 16+ can preregister with the state for a COVID-19 vaccine appointment at a mass vaccination site, Gov. Larry Hogan announced at a press conference Thursday. Hogan said the state will likely be able to announce further acceleration of vaccine eligibility in the days ahead. He met with the White House Coronavirus Task Force on Tuesday and this week, the state began to see an increase in vaccine doses from the federal government. Hogan said The White House pledged similar supply in the weeks ahead. He stressed that those currently eligible for vaccines under Phases 1 and 2 will continue to be prioritized for appointments. The Montgomery County health department opened preregistration to residents ages 16+ on Wednesday. ....
However, multiple readers responded the link was not working, and many were getting error messages, including a page that read, Due to high volume, this site is temporarily unavailable. Please be patient and try again later. After enduring the pandemic for so many months, constituents are calling my office who are angry, frustrated and scared, New York Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo said. This is leading to panic and what can only be described as ‘the vaccine hunger games,’ pitting people against one another in an often futile attempt to get an appointment anywhere they can. Among people who ran into problems was Vestal native Jennifer Sullivan, who now lives in northern Virginia but spent much of Friday trying to sign up her elderly parents, who still live in the area. ....
However, multiple readers responded the link was not working, and many were getting error messages, including a page that read, Due to high volume, this site is temporarily unavailable. Please be patient and try again later. After enduring the pandemic for so many months, constituents are calling my office who are angry, frustrated and scared, New York Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo said. This is leading to panic and what can only be described as ‘the vaccine hunger games,’ pitting people against one another in an often futile attempt to get an appointment anywhere they can. Among people who ran into problems was Vestal native Jennifer Sullivan, who now lives in northern Virginia but spent much of Friday trying to sign up her elderly parents, who still live in the area. ....