Navy Stadium Mass Vaccination Site Will Close Next Month

ANNAPOLIS, MD — The mass vaccination site at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis will close on July 3. Once a hub for immunizations, the high-volume facility is no longer necessary to fulfill demand.

Around 50 percent of Anne Arundel County residents are fully inoculated. About 56 percent have gotten at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine. Nearly 73 percent of Maryland adults have received at least one shot.

The Navy stadium clinic will distribute all the necessary second doses until it closes. It will also offer the Johnson & Johnson immunization to new patients. This inoculation only requires one shot.

Pfizer-BioNTech needs 21 days between its two injections. Moderna asks for 28 days between its pair of doses.

The Annapolis facility opened on April 15. It could serve up to 1,500 patients each day.

The site was one of 13 mass vaccination clinics in the state. The Maryland Department of Health now plans to close all but five of those facilities by mid-July. The federally operated site at Greenbelt Station is already closed.

These locations will remain open for now:

• Montgomery College
• Maryland State Fairgrounds
• Frederick County
• Baltimore Convention Center Field Hospital
• Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown

Locals can sign up for these clinics at marylandvax.org.

No More Restrictions

With dwindling coronavirus metrics, Gov. Larry Hogan announced Tuesday that he will lift Maryland's State of Emergency on July 1.

Hogan also revoked the statewide mask mandate on May 15, after guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman followed suit the same day.

The governor also withdrew all capacity restrictions on May 15. Pittman again aligned with Hogan and ended the county's regulations that day.

"While the end the State Of Emergency is an important step in our recovery from COVID-19, it does not mean that this virus and the variants no longer pose any threat," Hogan said at a Tuesday press conference. "If you are vaccinated, you are safe, but those who are not vaccinated will continue to be at risk."

Coronavirus Vaccine Resources

Anybody 12 or older can now get the coronavirus vaccine at providers across the state. Check out our how-to guide to learn how to sign up for the shot.

Catch up on the infection and inoculation metrics in Anne Arundel County with our most recent numbers update. Head to Patch's immunization page to keep up with Maryland's latest vaccine news.

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