Garrett County Tops State for Percent of Population Vaccinated
By Garrett County Joint Information Center TeamAs of this morning, the percentage of Garrett Countians who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 was 5% of the population which is the highest in the State. The state average is at 2.6% vaccinated. The Garrett County...
Important COVID-19 Vaccination Notice – January 13, 2020
IMPORTANT NOTICE: The Garrett County Health Department continues to follow the Maryland COVID-19 vaccination plan priority groups. Persons age 75 and older remain in Priority Group 1B, and persons age 65-74 remain in Priority Group 1C. Governor Hogan announced...
Garrett County Continues to Vaccinate Priority Group 1A
By Garrett County Joint Information Center Team Garrett County is currently continuing to vaccinate the Priority Group 1A as directed by the Maryland Vaccine Plan. This priority group includes healthcare workers, residents and staff of nursing facilities, first...
Maryland Adds Additional Groups to Vaccine Priority Pyramid
By Garrett County Joint Information Center Team Maryland has updated their COVID-19 vaccine priority groups and added a 1C group. Currently, Maryland is in stage 1A for vaccine distribution. The attached chart helps to clarify the various priority groups. Today’s...
24-Hour Post Vaccination Check-In – Jennifer & Jessica Explain It All – Episode #9
Testing for COVID-19 Continues as Vaccine is Distributed
By Garrett County Joint Information Center Team Although information about the distribution of COVID-19 vaccine has taken over most news feeds, testing for COVID-19 cases continues throughout the nation and in Garrett County. Today’s statistics for Garrett County...
Health Department Is Making Great Progress on Vaccination but Supply is Limited
By Garrett County Joint Information Center Team As announced by Governor Hogan at a press conference Tuesday evening, Maryland is moving to a rolling vaccine allocation model. This allows Garrett County some additional flexibility in vaccinating the most high-risk...
An Inside Look at the Vaccination Process – Part 2! – Jennifer & Jessica Explain It All – Episode #8
Important Location Update For Those With Scheduled Vaccinations This Week In Garrett County
Announcement to all persons currently scheduled for COVID-19 vaccinations: Vaccine will only be given at the MEDCO Building at the McHenry Business Park. Some appointment confirmations mistakenly listed the Health Department as the vaccine location. Vaccines are by...
Garrett County COVID-19 Statistics for Monday, January 4th
By Garrett County Joint Information Center Team The 7-day case rate for Garrett County is currently below the rate for the state with a rate of 40.4. Garrett County is now ranked 14th out of 24 jurisdictions and a bit below the 42.8 rate for the state. Garrett...
