Coronavirus Vaccine: Prince George's County Lays Out Timeline

Bowie MD

08 January, 2021

9:45 PM

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BOWIE, MD — Prince George's County laid out its coronavirus vaccination timeline on Wednesday. Some residents have already gotten the inoculation, but it will be a while before it reaches the general public. As of Friday morning, 5,129 county residents have gotten their first dose of the immunization, which requires two shots separated by a few weeks. Another 22 locals have gotten their second dose. Prince George's has five stages of vaccine rollout: 1A, 1B, 1C, 2 and 3. The county is still in Phase 1A. Here is who is eligible in each period, as well as each wave's projected start and finish date. The county noted that these timeframes are just estimates and that they could shift. Those included in each span may also change. Phase 1A (January to February) Hospital and frontline health care workersResidents and staff of long-term care facilitiesFrontline first responders and essential public safety employeesAll licensed, registered and certified health care providersDepartment of Corrections health care staff and officers Phase 1B (February to March) Everybody aged 75 and upAssisted living and other congregate living facilitiesCritical government leadership for continuity of operationsEducation sector (teachers and support staff)Child care workers Phase 1C (March to April) Everybody aged 65 to 74Public safety and public health care workers not covered in Phase 1AGrocery store, food and agriculture, postal service and public transit workersOther essential workers at high risk for exposure Phase 2 (April to May) Everybody aged 16 to 64 with high-risk medical conditionsEssential workers for critical infrastructure Phase 3 (May to June) General public Prince George's also launched a dashboard Wednesday to track the county's coronavirus vaccination progress. The new tool is available at this link. Maryland also tallies the immunization numbers. The state data, however, are broken into five regions instead of its 24 jurisdictions. That means county-specific inoculation counts are not available on Maryland's database. Now, Prince Georgians can follow the progress on a more local level. "From the beginning of this pandemic, we have been committed to providing residents with thelatest information in an open and transparent way," Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks said in a Wednesday press release. "That will be no different as we continue to move forward with our vaccine distribution plan." The county is working to scale up its vaccination infrastructure. Officials recruited fire and emergency medical service personnel, Health Department nurses and contract nurses to distribute the immunizations. Several school nurses have also volunteered to help out. Additionally, Gov. Larry Hogan sent troops from the Maryland National Guard to chip in. Prince George's County is opening the following locations as inoculation sites: Hyattsville: Sports & Learning Complex (Opened Thursday)Clinton: D. Leonard Dyer Regional Health Center (Opens by Jan. 18)Laurel: Exact location is still to be determined (Opens by the first week in February) These clinics will not be open to the general public. Only those eligible in Phase 1A may get their shots here. Vaccinees must have an appointment before heading to the sites. Their supervisors will reach out with more information when they are eligible. "We expect to significantly ramp up our vaccine distribution efforts in the next several days," Alsobrooks said. To catch up on the latest coronavirus trends in Prince George's County, read Patch's most recent update. RELATED: ICU Hospitalizations Reach Record High In Prince George's CountyMarylanders Try To Cut Line For Coronavirus Vaccine: HoganHogan Shifts Vaccine Plan, Hopes To Overcome Slow DistributionIndoor Dining Shut Down, Capacities Trimmed In Prince George'sHogan Activates National Guard To Distribute Coronavirus VaccinesPGCPS Delays Hybrid Classes; Classes Stay Online As Cases SpikeMore Coronavirus Regulations Hit Prince George's As Cases Soar Have a story idea? Please contact me at [email protected] with any pitches, tips or questions. Follow me on Twitter @JacobBaumgart and on Facebook @JacobBaumgartJournalist to stay up-to-date with the latest Anne Arundel County and Prince George's County news.