1.15.2021 Vaccination update -- pre-register for an appointment

Thanks to the Governor’s Thursday announcement, going forward:

• Residents age 75+ and education sector employees are now eligible (1B).
• Hospitals, some of which have unused inventory, are now directed to provide doses to 1B eligible residents in the community.
• Additional retail pharmacies will begin administering doses (though this will be very limited to start).

This is all good news because it should result in a more rapid and complete deployment of vaccinations going forward.

For now, the key messages for you are:

• Sign up for County alerts by email or SMS to be notified about availability of clinics and eligibility https://montgomerycountymd.gov/covid19/vaccine/
• Pre-register for an appointment now https://montgomerycountymd.gov/covid19/vaccine/
• Please be patient because there are not nearly enough doses yet for 1B. We have about 20,000 remaining eligible 1A recipients and 1B includes about 73,000 residents age 75+ as well as tens of thousands of education and child care workers. The County received 6,700 doses this week and has requested 12-15,000 for next week, to arrive Tuesday.

Again, priority group details are available here.