Phase 1C will begin statewide on January 25.
This phase includes:
All licensed, registered, and certified health care providers,
Front line hospital staff
Nursing home residents and staff
Individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities
Assisted living, independent living, behavioral health and developmentally disabled group homes, and other congregate facilities
Law enforcement and firefighters, EMS
Education staff, including K-12 teachers, support staff and daycare providers
Correctional health care staff and officers
Public safety workers not covered in Phase 1A
Health care workers not covered in Phase 1A, including but not limited to lab services, public health, vaccine manufacturing and other health care professions
Front line judiciary staff
Continuity of government
Food/agriculture production, critical manufacturing, U.S. Postal Service, public mass transit, grocery store employees
Veterinarians and support staff
Clergy and other essential support for houses of worship
Adults age 65 and older
Marylanders who are eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccination can now visit covidvax.maryland.gov and find a vaccination clinic near them. Due to limited initial supply, vaccinations will take place by appointment only at this time.
Sign up for Vaccination Updates
Vaccination updates will be issued through our statewide 2-1-1 Maryland texting service. To opt-in to receive these alerts, text ‘MdReady’ to 898-211. Marylanders are also encouraged to visit covidlink.maryland.gov to review safety information and learn more about the state’s COVID-19 vaccination plan.
What is a COVID-19 Vaccine?
A COVID-19 vaccine is one way to prevent serious illness due to COVID-19. Vaccination causes your body to create antibodies without getting sick with the COVID-19 disease.
About the Vaccines:
At this time, there are three vaccines anticipated to be available first.
Contains temporary genetic coding material that makes your muscle cells create a harmless protein. The protein makes your body create cells and antibodies that fight the COVID-19 virus if you are infected.
*Vaccine Requires two doses administered 3-4 weeks apart.
Contains temporary genetic coding material that makes your muscle cells create a harmless protein. The protein makes your body create cells and antibodies that fight the COVID-19 virus if you are infected.
*Vaccine Requires two doses administered 3-4 weeks apart.
Contains a weakened, harmless version of a live virus – a different virus than the one that causes COVID-19. This weakened virus is altered to make a protein that makes your body create cells and antibodies that fight the COVID-19 virus if you are infected.
What do I need to know about the vaccines?
COVID-19 vaccine safety is a top priority of the U.S. government and the Maryland State government.
The vaccines are safe, and they will not give you COVID-19.
The vaccines are effective at preventing you from getting seriously ill with COVID-19.
You can still transmit COVID-19 to other people if you have been vaccinated. We all need to continue wearing masks and social distancing.
How do I get vaccinated against COVID-19?
Getting a COVID-19 vaccine will depend on several factors, and supplies will be limited initially. Not everyone will be able to be vaccinated right away, but the federal government has invested in manufacturers’ ability to quickly make and distribute vaccines. Maryland will distribute the vaccines to four different priority groups in order of patient risk. This approach will allow everyone to get vaccinated as soon as large quantities of the vaccines are available.
Where can I get vaccinated? Will I have to pre-register?
You will have a choice of several locations where you can go to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Marylanders who are eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccination can now visit covidvax.maryland.gov and find a vaccination clinic near them. Due to limited initial supply, vaccinations will take place by appointment only at this time.
Will I have to pay for COVID-19 vaccination?
Vaccine doses purchased with U.S. taxpayer dollars will be given to the American people at no cost. However, vaccination providers will be able to charge an administration fee for giving the shot to someone.
V-Safe After Vaccine Health Checker
V-safe is a smartphone-based tool that uses text messaging and web surveys to provide personalized health check-ins after you receive a COVID-19 vaccination. Through v-safe, you can quickly tell CDC if you have any side effects after getting the COVID-19 vaccine. Depending on your answers, someone from CDC may call to check on you and get more information. And v-safe will remind you to get your second COVID-19 vaccine dose if you need one. For more information visit cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/safety/vsafe.html.
