PHASE 1: Healthcare Workers, Essential Personnel, & At-risk Populations

Phase 1A (January 2021)

• Hospital and frontline health care workers:
   Most hospital and frontline health care workers will be vaccinated at their place of employment. 
• Residents and staff of long-term care facilities/nursing homes:
  Individuals living and working in long-term care facilities and nursing homes will be vaccinated as a part of the Federal Pharmacy Partnership Program. The State of Maryland and/or the pharmacies that are part of the program will coordinate directly with long-term care facilities.
• Frontline first responders/essential public safety workers:
  All eligible frontline first responders and essential public safety personnel will receive an email from the County Health Department with instructions on how to make an appointment to receive their vaccination. If you have not received a notification for your first appointment and are eligible to receive a vaccine, please speak with your supervisor. 
• All licensed, registered, and certified health care providers:
  Healthcare providers who did not fill out the previous healthcare provider form for our Health Department and have not yet received an appointment for a vaccine should fill out our Health Department’s general pre-registration form. 
• Morticians, Undertakers, Funeral Directors:
  People who supervise and or directs the preparation of the dead for burial and directs or arranges funerals
  
• Department of Corrections staff: 
  The Department of Corrections staff will receive an email from the County Health Department with instructions on how to make an appointment to receive their vaccination. If you have not received a notification for your first appointment and are eligible to receive a vaccine, please speak with your supervisor. 
•  Court System (Frontline Judiciary Staff)
   Judges, judicial staff, and on-site lawyers.
  

Phase 1B (Began January 18, 2021*)

*Based on the current limited supply of vaccines, the majority of individuals in Phase 1B who have pre-registered will likely begin receiving appointments in early to mid-February. 

Individuals who are eligible to receive the vaccine in Phase 1B should fill out the County Health Department’s pre-registration form. As appointments become available, the Health Department will follow up with a link and instructions on how to schedule an appointment 

• Adults ages 75 and up
• Assisted living and other congregate settings
• People with developmental disabilities  
• Homeless, Women’s, Men’s, Shelters and outreach (staff and residents)
• Education/Childcare Sector (teachers and support staff, higher education, child care workers)
• Critical government leadership for continuity of operations

Phase 1C (Pre-registration begins January 25, 2021*)

The County has entered Phase 1C for pre-registration. At this time, we are asking all County residents and those who work in the County, who are in 1C, to make sure you have filled out a pre-registration form. The County Health Department is vaccinating people in Phases 1A and 1B. Those in 1C who have pre-registered will receive appointments as they become available, which we anticipate could take several weeks or longer. Those who have signed up for appointments who do not live or work in the County will not receive a vaccination at our County sites, and their appointments are being canceled. You must provide proof of residency or proof of employment at the time of appointment.

*Based on the current limited supply of vaccines, the majority of individuals in Phase 1C who have pre-registered will likely begin receiving appointments in early to mid-March.

The following individuals are eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine in Phase 1C:  

• Adults 65 – 74 years of age
• Individuals receiving treatment in a hospital (including hospital outpatient centers) AND diagnosed with at least one of the following conditions:  

• Cancer patients in active treatment
• End-stage renal disease patients requiring renal dialysis
• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
• Solid organ transplant recipients
• Sickle cell disease patients
• Diabetic patients (type 1 and 2)

• Health and human services not covered in Phase 1A

• Public Health Workers
• Lab services
• Vaccine manufacturing
• Departments of Aging, Social Services, Human Services
• Veterinarians

• Public safety not covered in Phase 1A
• Essential workers at high risk of exposure (in alphabetical order)

• Food and agriculture workers (farms and processing centers, food banks)
• Grocery store workers, 
• Postal Service workers
• Public Transit workers (including transport for seniors and persons with disabilities)

• Religious leadership

• Clergy and other essential support for houses of worship