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Montgomery Co. hopes to start vaccinations of 75+ next week, but ‘math doesn’t add up’ for speedy rollout - WTOP

Montgomery Co. hopes to start vaccinations of 75+ next week, but ‘math doesn’t add up’ for speedy rollout - WTOP

Montgomery Co. hopes to start vaccinations of 75+ next week, but ‘math doesn’t add up’ for speedy rollout - WTOP
Jan 21, 2021 1 min, 37 secs

Officials in Montgomery County, Maryland, say they hope to begin rolling out the coronavirus vaccine to people age 75 and older under Phase 1b of the state’s vaccine plans, but that demand is still far outstripping the meager supply of shots provided by the state.

Since a pre-registration website for people age 75 and older went live last Friday, more than 68,000 people have signed up to be alerted by the county when appointments for older adults begin.

Meanwhile, as the county continued vaccinating thousands of health care workers, the county received just 7,300 new first doses of the coronavirus vaccine this week, officials said.

He estimated there are more than 70,000 people who are 75 and older in the county eligible for the coronavirus vaccine, and another 170,000 to 280,000 people who are over 65.

Gayles said he is “hopeful” the county would be able to move forward with vaccinations of people 75 and older as next week.

Overall, Maryland receives about 72,000 doses of the coronavirus vaccine from the federal government each week — a number that isn’t likely to change for at least the next several weeks.

Montgomery County officials have been clear: They don’t have enough vaccine doses to begin vaccinating older adults this week, even as other jurisdictions, such as Prince George’s County, have moved to do so.

Several older adults, who had evidently made appointments on the state system, were turned away from a county vaccination site at Quince Orchard High School Thursday morning.

The county is working to make sure vaccinations are done fairly and equitably, “not based upon you know or you may have access to in terms of getting a link,” Gayles said.

Officials stressed that people 75 and older who have pre-registered will receive communication directly from the county with a link to sign up for a vaccination appointment when they are available.

Gayles said he is sympathetic to state health officials who are responsible for distributing the relatively small number of vaccine doses.

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