Six Flags Mass Vaccination Site Will Close Next Month

UPPER MARLBORO, MD — The mass vaccination site at Six Flags America in Upper Marlboro will close on July 17. Once a hub for immunizations, the high-volume facility is no longer necessary to fulfill demand.

Around 42 percent of Prince George's County residents are fully inoculated. About 49 percent have gotten at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine. Nearly 73 percent of Maryland adults have received at least one shot.

The Six Flags clinic will distribute first doses through June 26. Anybody who gets their initial immunization before then is guaranteed a second dose before the facility closes.

Six Flags will also offer the Johnson & Johnson inoculation to new patients until July 3. This vaccine only requires one shot.

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

The Upper Marlboro facility opened on Feb. 5. It could serve up to 6,000 patients each day.

The site was one of 13 mass immunization 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 an inoculation 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. Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks followed suit on May 28.

The governor also withdrew all capacity restrictions on May 15. Alsobrooks aligned with Hogan and ended the county's regulations two days later.

"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 Prince George's 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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