Covid-19

First Round of COVID-19 Vaccine Arrives in Montgomery County

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The first round of Covid-19 vaccine doses, manufactured by Moderna, arrived in Montgomery County on Dec. 23.

The first group to receive the vaccine in Montgomery County is the core team of public health clinicians who will become responsible for vaccinating residents across the county. Those clinicians include county Health Officer Dr. Travis Gayles, who received his vaccine Wednesday afternoon.

Once more doses are available, Montgomery County is following the priority designations outlined by Governor Larry Hogan and that all Maryland counties will follow:

  • 1A: Frontline health care workers, staff and residents of nursing homes, and first responders
  • 1B: Essential workers and residents over the age of 75
  • 1C: Individuals over the age of 65

The process for identifying the order by which all recipients within Priority Group 1A will be vaccinated will be determined by the quantity of vaccine the County receives and when it arrives.

The second priority group includes people in critical, essential infrastructure roles as well as those people at moderately higher risk of severe illness. The general public will have the chance to be vaccinated when the initial priority groups have been fully vaccinated. It is estimated that the general public will have the opportunity to receive the vaccination sometime in the spring of 2021.

In addition to County-operated vaccination clinics, when there is an adequate supply of vaccine, there will be additional places to get vaccinated, including physician’s offices and other primary care providers.

There were 369 new cases today in Montgomery County. For the latest information about COVID-19 cases and key indicators in Montgomery County, visit the COVID-19 Information Portal: https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/covid19/data/?utm_content=bufferfe80f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Today’s Covid-19 case count from the Maryland Health Departmeant: http://coronavirus.maryland.gov