AdvertisementBy Baltimore SunApr 01, 2021 at 5:00 amVickie Shepherd showed up for a COVID-19 vaccination appointment, only to be turned away when she got there. She booked another, then canceled it because she didn’t want to drive in the dark. But finally, Shepherd found a time slot that stuck.Now the 68-year-old Waldorf woman said she is waiting for more information about her second dose appointment, which she said wasn’t scheduled at the vaccination clinic last month.Advertisement“Now I’m in a pickle, because I don’t know what’s going to happen,” Shepherd said. “It’s too much...…AdvertisementBy Baltimore SunApr 01, 2021 at 5:00 amVickie Shepherd showed up for a COVID-19 vaccination appointment, only to be turned away when she got there. She booked another, then canceled it because she didn’t want to drive in the dark. But finally, Shepherd found a time slot that stuck.Now the 68-year-old Waldorf woman said she is waiting for more information about her second dose appointment, which she said wasn’t scheduled at the vaccination clinic last month.Advertisement“Now I’m in a pickle, because I don’t know what’s going to happen,” Shepherd said. “It’s too much...WW…

AdvertisementBy Baltimore SunMar 31, 2021 at 6:34 pmThe Emergent BioSolutions manufacturing plant in East Baltimore that has been making coronavirus vaccine for months has not yet received emergency use authorization from the federal government, a spokesperson confirmed Wednesday, and the delay is reportedly due to a potentially egregious human error. several weeks ago ruined about 15 million doses of Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine and forced regulators to delay authorization of the plant’s production lines, The New York Times reported Wednesday. Emergent’s mistake does not affect Johnson...…AdvertisementBy Baltimore SunMar 31, 2021 at 6:34 pmThe Emergent BioSolutions manufacturing plant in East Baltimore that has been making coronavirus vaccine for months has not yet received emergency use authorization from the federal government, a spokesperson confirmed Wednesday, and the delay is reportedly due to a potentially egregious human error. several weeks ago ruined about 15 million doses of Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine and forced regulators to delay authorization of the plant’s production lines, The New York Times reported Wednesday. Emergent’s mistake does not affect Johnson...WW…

AdvertisementBy Baltimore SunMar 26, 2021 at 7:06 pmDr. Robert Redfield, who led the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention under former President Donald Trump and currently serves as an unpaid adviser to Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, said he believes the coronavirus “most likely” escaped from a lab in Wuhan, China — a claim that has been circulated widely but remains unproven.Redfield’s comments, disclosed Friday in with CNN chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta, prompted one of the Maryland legislature’s presiding officers and Asian-American political leaders to call on Hogan...…AdvertisementBy Baltimore SunMar 26, 2021 at 7:06 pmDr. Robert Redfield, who led the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention under former President Donald Trump and currently serves as an unpaid adviser to Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, said he believes the coronavirus “most likely” escaped from a lab in Wuhan, China — a claim that has been circulated widely but remains unproven.Redfield’s comments, disclosed Friday in with CNN chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta, prompted one of the Maryland legislature’s presiding officers and Asian-American political leaders to call on Hogan...WW…

AdvertisementBy Baltimore SunMar 19, 2021 at 10:57 amMore people who live outside Maryland have been getting inoculated against COVID-19 at the mass vaccination site in Charles County than residents of that jurisdiction, state data shows.As of Monday, Charles County residents made up about 6.2% of the first-dose appointments at Waldorf’s Regency Furniture Stadium. Out-of-state residents, meanwhile, had been getting 8.6% of the shots administered there.AdvertisementResidents from the more populous Montgomery, Prince George’s and Anne Arundel counties also received more vaccines than Charles...…AdvertisementBy Baltimore SunMar 19, 2021 at 10:57 amMore people who live outside Maryland have been getting inoculated against COVID-19 at the mass vaccination site in Charles County than residents of that jurisdiction, state data shows.As of Monday, Charles County residents made up about 6.2% of the first-dose appointments at Waldorf’s Regency Furniture Stadium. Out-of-state residents, meanwhile, had been getting 8.6% of the shots administered there.AdvertisementResidents from the more populous Montgomery, Prince George’s and Anne Arundel counties also received more vaccines than Charles...WW…

AdvertisementBy Baltimore SunMar 05, 2021 at 7:15 pmAs Maryland officials released the most comprehensive data about the state’s COVID-19 vaccine allocation strategy to date Thursday, Gov. Larry Hogan continued to clash with Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott, whose city received more first doses than any other jurisdiction in the state over the first 11 weeks of vaccination.Hogan, a Republican, touts Baltimore having received 125,110 preliminary vaccines from mid-December through the end of February. That’s about 14,000 more doses than the county with the next highest allocation, Montgomery,...…AdvertisementBy Baltimore SunMar 05, 2021 at 7:15 pmAs Maryland officials released the most comprehensive data about the state’s COVID-19 vaccine allocation strategy to date Thursday, Gov. Larry Hogan continued to clash with Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott, whose city received more first doses than any other jurisdiction in the state over the first 11 weeks of vaccination.Hogan, a Republican, touts Baltimore having received 125,110 preliminary vaccines from mid-December through the end of February. That’s about 14,000 more doses than the county with the next highest allocation, Montgomery,...WW…

AdvertisementBy Baltimore SunMar 02, 2021 at 9:20 amMaryland will allocate nearly 50,000 doses of the newly authorized, single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine this week to vaccine providers, Gov. Larry Hogan said Monday.The vaccine has been described by scientists and public health professionals The company reports its vaccine, which is being made in an East Baltimore plant, is 85% effective in preventing severe illness caused by the virus, and completely effective in preventing COVID-19-related hospitalization and death.AdvertisementHogan, in a statement, said health officials...…AdvertisementBy Baltimore SunMar 02, 2021 at 9:20 amMaryland will allocate nearly 50,000 doses of the newly authorized, single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine this week to vaccine providers, Gov. Larry Hogan said Monday.The vaccine has been described by scientists and public health professionals The company reports its vaccine, which is being made in an East Baltimore plant, is 85% effective in preventing severe illness caused by the virus, and completely effective in preventing COVID-19-related hospitalization and death.AdvertisementHogan, in a statement, said health officials...WW…

A limited number of COVID-19 vaccine appointments at the M&T Bank Stadium mass vaccination site opened Monday morning, filling within minutes as demand overwhelmed the website. Some people who attempted to book appointments were redirected off the main site to a blank page that instructed them to “check back later” because of “very high demand.” Advertisement The new, state-run mass vaccination clinic joins two others, at the Baltimore Convention Center and at Six Flags America in Prince George’s County. The two sites have been receiving . Initially, some 250 to 500 vaccination...…A limited number of COVID-19 vaccine appointments at the M&T Bank Stadium mass vaccination site opened Monday morning, filling within minutes as demand overwhelmed the website. Some people who attempted to book appointments were redirected off the main site to a blank page that instructed them to “check back later” because of “very high demand.” Advertisement The new, state-run mass vaccination clinic joins two others, at the Baltimore Convention Center and at Six Flags America in Prince George’s County. The two sites have been receiving . Initially, some 250 to 500 vaccination...WW…

AdvertisementBy Baltimore SunFeb 11, 2021 at 8:03 pmWhile Maryland has said it’s allocating the COVID-19 vaccines to counties based on population, state health officials notified counties this week that the state can distribute doses based on how well the counties “comply” with state directives and how efficiently they can get shot into arms.The notification was included in a letter Maryland’s acting health secretary sent Tuesday to county leaders in response to a letter the Maryland Association of Counties sent Monday to Gov. Larry Hogan.AdvertisementIt was not immediately clear which...…AdvertisementBy Baltimore SunFeb 11, 2021 at 8:03 pmWhile Maryland has said it’s allocating the COVID-19 vaccines to counties based on population, state health officials notified counties this week that the state can distribute doses based on how well the counties “comply” with state directives and how efficiently they can get shot into arms.The notification was included in a letter Maryland’s acting health secretary sent Tuesday to county leaders in response to a letter the Maryland Association of Counties sent Monday to Gov. Larry Hogan.AdvertisementIt was not immediately clear which...WW…

AdvertisementBy Baltimore SunJan 30, 2021 at 7:18 pmBaltimore City Health Department officials said they are canceling some COVID-19 vaccination appointments scheduled for next week at the Baltimore City Community College mass vaccination site due to overbooking “hundreds” of first-dose appointments.The department did not specify how many appointments would be canceled, or how exactly the error came about. A statement from the department said it was working to identify potential issues in the state’s PrepMod scheduling system, “as well as the potential that links to second dose appointments...…AdvertisementBy Baltimore SunJan 30, 2021 at 7:18 pmBaltimore City Health Department officials said they are canceling some COVID-19 vaccination appointments scheduled for next week at the Baltimore City Community College mass vaccination site due to overbooking “hundreds” of first-dose appointments.The department did not specify how many appointments would be canceled, or how exactly the error came about. A statement from the department said it was working to identify potential issues in the state’s PrepMod scheduling system, “as well as the potential that links to second dose appointments...WW…

AdvertisementBy Baltimore SunDec 10, 2020 at 9:00 amThe wreckage of an early U.S. Navy submarine, sunk while being used for target practice by bombers in 1936, has likely been discovered off the coast of Ocean City by a company that salvages shipwrecks.The remains of the USS R-8 were identified using sonar data as well as historical records. The discoverers, Atlantic Wreck Salvage, said in a news release that the R-8 is one of few American submarines resting in diveable East Coast waters that had yet to be located.Advertisement“The discovery of any new vessel is exciting,” said Capt. Eric...…AdvertisementBy Baltimore SunDec 10, 2020 at 9:00 amThe wreckage of an early U.S. Navy submarine, sunk while being used for target practice by bombers in 1936, has likely been discovered off the coast of Ocean City by a company that salvages shipwrecks.The remains of the USS R-8 were identified using sonar data as well as historical records. The discoverers, Atlantic Wreck Salvage, said in a news release that the R-8 is one of few American submarines resting in diveable East Coast waters that had yet to be located.Advertisement“The discovery of any new vessel is exciting,” said Capt. Eric...WW…