MELSER JOINS US FROM THE CARROLL COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT IN WESTMINSTER WITH MORE. LOWELL: WE CALLED AROUND T HEALTH DEPARTMENTS AROUND THE GREATER BALTIMORE AREA SOME HAVE PLANS IN PLACE OTHERS ARE TAKING A WAIT AND SEE APPROACH. WITH THE THREAT OF SNOW SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN THURSDAY SOME HEALTH DEPARTMENTS LIKE CARROLL COUNTY ARE NOT TAKING ANY CHANCES WITH PLANNED COVID VACCINATIONS. HEALTH OFFICIALS HAD PLANNED A LARGE SECOND DOSE CLINIC THURSDAY NOW MOVED TO SATURDAY. >> IF WE HAD ANOTHER CLINIC ON FRIDAY, THAT WASN’T AS EASILY AS AVAILABLE. SATURDAY WAS THE EASIEST TIME TO FIND THE SPACE AND MOVE THE CLINIC AS IS. AN EASIER WAY TO KEEP EVERYTHING IN THE SYSTEM. REDUCE CONFUSION. LOWELL: A SIMILAR SITUATION IN HARFORD COUNTY AS THURSDAY APPOINTMENTS PLANNED AT PATTERSON MILL HIGH SCHOOL WERE MOVED TO WEDNESDAY. >> SO, IF YOU HAD AN APPOINTMENT ON THURSDAY AT 1:20 P.M., YOU WOULD SHOW UP ON WEDNESDAY AT THAT SAME TIME. LOWELL: FOR THOSE THAT ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR SECOND DOSES THE CDC SAYS NOT TO WORRY. 2ND DOSES CAN BE GIVEN UP TO FOUR DAYS EARLY AND SIX WEEKS LATE. >> WE, UNFORTUNATELY WON’T BE THE FIRST WEATHER EVENT DISRUPTING VACCINATION PLANS. WE DON’T HAVE ANY INCLINATION TO CHANGE IT RIGHT NOW BUT IT IS A CHANGE WE MAY MAKE. LOWELL: OTHER JURISDICTIONS LIKE ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY ARE TAKING A WAIT AND SEE APPROACH AS FAR AS RESCHEDULING. BALTIMORE COUNTY OFFICIALS TOLD US WE ARE MONITORING THE SITUATION. IF APPOINTMENTS NEED TO BE CANCELED, AN EMAIL WILL BE SENT OUT WITH INFORMATION ON HOW TO RESCHEDULE. AND HOWARD COUNTY OFFICIALS SAID SAID.THE HOWARD COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT WILL BE MAKING A DETERMINATION ABOUT THURSDAY CLINIC RESCHEDULING ON WEDNESDAY LATE AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING. EACH PERSON WHO IS SCHEDULED FOR A THURSDAY CLINIC WILL GET AN EMAIL, A PHONE CALL AND A TEXT WITH INFORMATION ABOUT THE CANCELLATION AND THE RESCHEDULE DATE. WE HEARD FROM BALTIMORE CITY THIS AFTERNOON OFFICIALS TOLD US ANY CHANGES WILL BE EMAILED TO ALL THOSE WITH APPOINTMENTS, AS WELL AS BEING POSTED TO OUR WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA. THE WEATHER IS CHANGING RAPIDLY, THINGS COULD CHANGE BY TOMORROW, MORE ANNOUNCEMENTS COULD BE MADE. IF YOU HAVE A VACCINE PLANED FOR THURSDAY AND HAVE QUESTIONS CALL YOUR LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT. LIVE IN WESTMINSTER LOWELL MELSER
Health officials aren’t taking any chances with planned COVID-19 vaccination clinics and a potential for snow Thursday. || Coronavirus updates | Maryland’s latest numbers | Get tested | Vaccine Info ||Some health departments are scrambling to reschedule appointments for people who need to get their COVID-19 vaccines, especially those who need their second shot.Some health departments around the greater Baltimore area have plans in place, while others are taking a wait-and-see approach.In Carroll County, health officials had a large second-dose clinic planned for Thursday, which has been moved to Saturday.”Folks will get an email to let them know about the move, the rescheduling, and will be able to reschedule for another date if you’re not available,” said Maggie Kunz, a health planner for the Carroll County Health Department. “We had another clinic on Friday, so that was not as easily available. Saturday was an easy time to find the space and be able to move the clinic exactly as it is. It’s just an easier way to keep everything in the system, everybody at the same time, reduce confusion a little bit.”Maryland online vaccination site locatorVaccine Data DashboardMaryland vaccination plan FAQsIn Harford County, Thursday appointments planned to take place at Patterson Mill High School were moved to Wednesday.”If you had an appointment on Thursday at 1:20 p.m., you would be able to show up on Wednesday at that same time as you were supposed to come on Thursday,” said Ronya Nassir, a health policy analyst with the Harford County Health Department.For anyone who is concerned about their second dose, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said not to worry because second doses can be given up to four days early and six weeks late.Other jurisdictions, like Anne Arundel County, are taking a wait-and-see approach as far as rescheduling.”Unfortunately, it won’t be the first weather event we had that has disrupted our vaccination plans. We don’t have a contingency to change it right now, but as forecast changes, we may change it,” Anne Arundel County Health Officer Dr. Nilesh Kalyanaraman said.Baltimore County officials told 11 News: (2/17) UPDATE: “Due to the impending winter storm, Baltimore County Department of Health Vaccination and Testing Clinics are cancelled for Thursday, Feb. 18, and Friday, Feb. 19. If you have a vaccination appointment, you will receive an email with a new appointment date. If you have a testing appointment, please reschedule. Please monitor your email, social media and County website for information about scheduled COVID-19 vaccination and testing appointments.”Howard County officials told 11 News: (2/17) UPDATE: “Due to winter weather, the COVID Vaccination Clinic scheduled for Thursday, 2/18, at the Howard County Health Department building is canceled. All appointments are rescheduled for Friday, 2/26, at the same time and at the same location. Your appointment has been automatically rescheduled and you do not need to take any additional action at this time.” Each person who is scheduled for the Thursday clinic will get an email, a phone call and a text with information about the cancellation and the reschedule date.Baltimore City officials told 11 News that no appointments have been rescheduled yet; however, if weather is a factor Thursday, the city will send emails to those affected.If you have a vaccine appointment planed for Thursday and have questions, call your local health department.Also watch: Concern with COVID-19 vaccine distribution in Maryland
Health officials aren’t taking any chances with planned COVID-19 vaccination clinics and a potential for snow Thursday.
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Some health departments are scrambling to reschedule appointments for people who need to get their COVID-19 vaccines, especially those who need their second shot.
Some health departments around the greater Baltimore area have plans in place, while others are taking a wait-and-see approach.
In Carroll County, health officials had a large second-dose clinic planned for Thursday, which has been moved to Saturday.
“Folks will get an email to let them know about the move, the rescheduling, and will be able to reschedule for another date if you’re not available,” said Maggie Kunz, a health planner for the Carroll County Health Department. “We had another clinic on Friday, so that was not as easily available. Saturday was an easy time to find the space and be able to move the clinic exactly as it is. It’s just an easier way to keep everything in the system, everybody at the same time, reduce confusion a little bit.”
In Harford County, Thursday appointments planned to take place at Patterson Mill High School were moved to Wednesday.
“If you had an appointment on Thursday at 1:20 p.m., you would be able to show up on Wednesday at that same time as you were supposed to come on Thursday,” said Ronya Nassir, a health policy analyst with the Harford County Health Department.
For anyone who is concerned about their second dose, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said not to worry because second doses can be given up to four days early and six weeks late.
Other jurisdictions, like Anne Arundel County, are taking a wait-and-see approach as far as rescheduling.
“Unfortunately, it won’t be the first weather event we had that has disrupted our vaccination plans. We don’t have a contingency to change it right now, but as forecast changes, we may change it,” Anne Arundel County Health Officer Dr. Nilesh Kalyanaraman said.
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Baltimore County officials told 11 News: (2/17) UPDATE: “Due to the impending winter storm, Baltimore County Department of Health Vaccination and Testing Clinics are cancelled for Thursday, Feb. 18, and Friday, Feb. 19. If you have a vaccination appointment, you will receive an email with a new appointment date. If you have a testing appointment, please reschedule. Please monitor your email, social media and County website for information about scheduled COVID-19 vaccination and testing appointments.”
Howard County officials told 11 News: (2/17) UPDATE: “Due to winter weather, the COVID Vaccination Clinic scheduled for Thursday, 2/18, at the Howard County Health Department building is canceled. All appointments are rescheduled for Friday, 2/26, at the same time and at the same location. Your appointment has been automatically rescheduled and you do not need to take any additional action at this time.” Each person who is scheduled for the Thursday clinic will get an email, a phone call and a text with information about the cancellation and the reschedule date.
Baltimore City officials told 11 News that no appointments have been rescheduled yet; however, if weather is a factor Thursday, the city will send emails to those affected.
If you have a vaccine appointment planed for Thursday and have questions, call your local health department.
Also watch: Concern with COVID-19 vaccine distribution in Maryland