COVID-19 Vaccines To Be Offered At Merriweather Concerts

HOWARD COUNTY, MD — COVID-19 vaccinations will be available to Merriweather concert attendees this season thanks to a partnership between the Howard County Health Department and Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services, which regularly staffs Merriweather concerts as EMS support. Starting this Saturday, July 3, HCDFRS’ Mobile Integrated Community Health team and health department nurses will be on site with all three COVID-19 vaccines, Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson.

“Howard County has made tremendous progress in vaccinating our residents, leading the state across demographics – but we’re not stopping until we’ve reached anyone who still wants or needs a vaccine,” Howard County Executive Calvin Ball said. “Merriweather attracts visitors of all ages from all over our region, and this is a clear opportunity to ensure that we’re removing barriers and providing access to vaccine to more people. We know that a virus does not see borders, and the more we can help our region get vaccinated, the better off we all will be.”

For the first clinic on July 3, vaccines will be located in the concession stand area of South Plaza. The health department will stock a minimum 100 doses per event.

“This valuable partnership between the health department and the MICH is one that has allowed Howard County to successfully vaccinate so many of our citizens,” said Dr. Maura Rossman, Howard County Health Officer. “Working together at Merriweather is yet another unique example of meeting people where they are and making it easy to get needed healthcare, like the COVID vaccine.”

“The MICH and the Howard County Health Department are continuously looking for new and innovative ways to ensure that everyone who is eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine has access to it,” Howard County Fire Chief William Anuszewski added. “We hope that having a presence at Merriweather will encourage concert-goers to take full advantage of this vaccination opportunity with ease.”