{"id":4944,"date":"2021-01-08T13:52:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-08T13:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/ng\/?p=4944"},"modified":"2021-01-08T19:30:16","modified_gmt":"2021-01-08T19:30:16","slug":"maryland-guard-to-support-state-vaccination-efforts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/ng\/2021\/01\/08\/maryland-guard-to-support-state-vaccination-efforts\/","title":{"rendered":"Maryland Guard to Support State Vaccination Efforts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:<\/strong>
Maj. Kurt Rauschenberg
Maryland National Guard Public Affairs Office
ng.md.mdarng.list.pao@mail.mil<\/a>
Phone: 410-576-6179<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

BALTIMORE (January 8, 2021) \u2014 More than 140 Maryland National Guard members are currently supporting the Maryland Department of Health with COVID-19 vaccinations.<\/p>\n

MDNG Soldiers and Airmen formed mobile vaccination support teams, which are providing support to county health departments with vaccinations during the global pandemic.<\/p>\n

Each MVST is comprised of nine-to-fourteen guard members, with a minimum of four who can administer the vaccines. The remainder will support patient flow, data entry, and other medical-related tasks.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have dedicated our best planners to support the Maryland Department of Health for months as they prepared for when the COVID-19 vaccine would be ready,\u201d said Maj. Gen. Timothy E. Gowen, adjutant general for Maryland. \u201cThe direct support the Guard will provide to the county health departments will accelerate the state\u2019s vaccination efforts and I am excited to see the impact of our teams as they move throughout the state.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n