Vaccine milestone: 80% of Maryland adults with at least one dose of COVID vaccine
Gov. Larry Hogan said the daily vaccination rate across Maryland has risen by 20% over the past month.
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced a vaccine milestone for the state Sunday, saying that 80% of Marylanders 18 and older were vaccinated against COVID-19.
Hogan noted that the vaccination rate meant the state had now hit two benchmarks set by the Biden administration: 70% of Maryland adults vaccinated before Memorial Day and 80% by Labor Day.
“As one of the most vaccinated states, our health metrics are among the lowest in America, and we are much better prepared to withstand the significant summer surge of the Delta variant, which many other states with lower vaccination rates are now experiencing," Hogan said. "The vaccines are very safe, they are very effective, they are completely free, and they are widely available nearly everywhere.”
Nationally, 62.3% of Americans age 18 and older are vaccinated, while 81.1% of Americans age 65 and older are vaccinated 51.3% of the total U.S. population are vaccinated.
Hogan said the daily vaccination rate across Maryland has risen by 20% over the past month, with 94% of Marylanders age 65 and older having received the vaccine. The state also has the second-lowest positivity rate in America, according to Hogan.
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