In order to complete phase one, Maryland will need a total of four million doses. But the plain truth is that for at least the near future, we fully expect the demand for vaccines will continue to far exceed the supply that will be available to us. We’re also hopeful that other promising vaccine candidates are supposedly getting closer to FDA emergency use authorization approval. While we are hopeful that the federal government will be able to keep its pledged to increase production, to increase Pfizer and Medina allocations to the states.
Yesterday, the Biden administration was pledging to increase production by 50%. So it goes without saying it is simply an impossibility for all of them to immediately receive it. Right now, Maryland is only allocated roughly 10,000 doses per day, for the roughly two million people who are currently eligible to receive it just in phase one. The primary one currently facing every state in America is the extremely limited supply of vaccines that are being produced and allocated by the CDC and the federal government. And as with any massive new effort, the nation is facing some serious obstacles. The COVID-19 vaccination campaign is the largest peace time undertaking in history. To keep doing the things that help us keep our families and our friends healthy and safe. These encouraging numbers along with the initial launch of safe and effective vaccines makes it possible for us to look forward to the return of a sense of normalcy, but we must continue to do the things that have put us in this position. This month, Maryland statewide positivity rate has declined by nearly 30% to 6.64%, our case rate has declined by 36% to 34.1 per 100,000, and our COVID hospitalizations have declined by 15%. As we continue to navigate this global pandemic here in Maryland, we are continuing to see positive indications in our key data metrics. And later today I will join the nation’s governors for a teleconference with senior Biden administration officials regarding COVID-19 vaccinations. I convened a meeting of the state’s multi-agency command team. David Marcozzi from the University of Maryland Medical System who serves as our senior medical advisor on COVID-19. Secretary Dennis Schrader of the Maryland Department of Health and Dr. Joining me today are Major General Tim Gowan and Brigadier General Jeannie Burkhead of the Maryland National Guard.
“While the pandemic is currently under control in Maryland, the unfortunate reality is that COVID and its variants are going to be with us in one form or another for the foreseeable future…”.
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99.99% of fully vaccinated Marylanders have remained free of serious illness Less than 0.001% of fully vaccinated Marylanders have died Less than 0.01% of fully vaccinated Marylanders have been hospitalized The state is *not* imposing any new restrictions or mandates at this time. Each childcare facility, youth camp, local school system, and authority may set their own policies regarding masks and face coverings.continues to strongly recommend that unvaccinated individuals wear a face covering in indoor settings and situations where physical distancing cannot be maintained. We are seeing an uptick in unvaccinated staff infections, which was a source of earlier outbreaks among nursing home residents. The governor urges private operators of the state’s 227 nursing homes to institute similar vaccination requirements for employees. Read the order on state employee vaccination protocols: /phpa/Documents….Effective September 1, state employees working in congregate settings will be required to show proof of vaccination OR adhere to strict masking requirements and submit to regular #COVID19 testing.
VACCINATION PROTOCOLS FOR STATE EMPLOYEES.May cause more severe illness than earlier variants Accounts for nearly 100% of new sequenced cases in Maryland 2-4 times more contagious than the original virus Delta variant is much more serious than original virus or any variant.4th lowest positivity rate in the nation Hospitalizations down 83% from their peak Florida, Texas, and Louisiana are accounting for 1/3 of all new cases.Maryland continues to sustain a daily vaccine rate of more than 11,000 shots per day 93.4% of Maryland seniors are vaccinated Notes from Governor Hogan’s 8/5/21 press conference (most notes courtesy of Kata D.
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