The University of Maryland Medical System mass vaccine clinic at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore. Photo courtesy of UMMS Communications.
The Hogan administration found itself under increasing attack on Wednesday, as local leaders and state legislators from Maryland’s largest majority-Black jurisdictions intensified their expressions of frustration over the state’s COVID-19 vaccination program.
In back-to-back online forums, they accused the state Department of Health of failing to anticipate — and overcome — challenges in distributing the vaccines. As a result, they argued, the government has failed to get doses to the state’s must vulnerable communities.
The officials stressed they wanted not just to air a list of grievances but also to provide constructive ideas.
They were joined in their expressions of outrage by House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones (D-Baltimore County), U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D), Rep. Anthony G. Brown (D) and various community leaders.
