FEMA PILOT CENTER GIVES MARYLANDERS NEW VACCINATION OPTION
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20230510/fema-pilot-center-gives-marylanders-new-vaccination-option]


Release Date: 
Mas 31, 2021 

PHILADELPHIA – Marylanders will soon have another venue where they
can receive COVID-19 vaccinations: a FEMA-operated community
vaccination center in Prince George’s County.

The Federal Pilot Community Vaccination Center (CVC) – Maryland will
be located at the Greenbelt Metro Station, 5717 Greenbelt Metro Dr.,
Greenbelt, MD 20740. It will open April 7, with its schedule to be
determined. As more vaccine doses become available, the center’s
capacity is expected to be up to 3,000 shots per day.

“From the start of the vaccination mission, the federal government
has committed itself to ensuring safe, equitable and efficient
vaccinations for all Americans,” said FEMA Region 3 Acting Regional
Administrator Janice Barlow. “We consider this mission a trust and
an honor to carry out. Here in Maryland, as throughout the United
States, we will make sure every resident who wants a vaccination can
get one.”

"The state's commitment to vaccine equity for vulnerable and
underserved people has remained steadfast, and we are excited about
having this new center available to Marylanders,” said Acting
Maryland Department of Health Secretary Dennis R. Schrader. "Our goal
is to make a vaccine available to every Marylander who wants one, and
this gives us one more way to reach people.”

FEMA will have socially distanced staff on site to ensure prompt
service is available to all and that proper COVID-19 protocol is
adhered to. Translation and interpretation services will be available
for people whose primary language is not English, and who are deaf or
have hearing loss.

Early in the unprecedented global emergency, FEMA engaged with its
government and private sector partners to help facilitate this vaccine
mission. With FEMA’s support, Maryland has opened mass vaccination
sites that serve all eligible Marylanders, including vulnerable and
historically underserved groups. Marylanders interested in receiving a
vaccination can pre-register online at covidlink.maryland.gov or by
calling 1-855-MD-GoVAX.

“Maryland has worked tirelessly to serve all of its citizens in this
time of need,” Barlow said. “We are proud to partner with them.
Even though this new center is a federal venture, we coordinated with
Maryland as to the best location to serve the most people in need. We
will continue to work closely with Maryland to achieve everyone’s
goal: ending the pandemic.”          

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