SOMD — When it comes to the percentage of the population vaccinated against COVID-19, SOMD and the DC area lag behind the rest of Maryland. As of January 1, the latest numbers from the state’s vaccination dashboard show local residents with lower vaccination rates than the rest of the state. Though the numbers have improved from earlier in the week when numbers were less than half that of Eastern Shore and Baltimore area and just above half of Western Maryland.
The state is still in phase 1A of the vaccination plan, so the vaccine is only administered to first responders, healthcare workers, and residents of long-term care facilities. Overall, even the place with the highest rate of vaccination has a rate of just over 1%
State numbers divide Maryland up into five districts. Charles County is included with the Capital Region and not SOMD in their data. Let’s look at the vaccination rate:
Southern Maryland
Includes Calvert and St. Mary’s Counties
Number of people vaccinated 1,455
Percentage of the population 0.71%
National Capital Region
Includes Charles, Frederick, Montgomery, and Prince George’s County
Number vaccinated 9,352
Percentage of the population 0.39%
Baltimore Metropolitan Area
Includes Anne Arundel, Baltimore City, Baltimore, Carroll, Harford, and Howard Counties
Number vaccinated: 25,948
Percentage of population 0.94%
Eastern Shore
Includes Caroline, Cecil, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne’s, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico, and Worcester Counties
Number vaccinated 5,149
Percentage of population 1.13%
Western Maryland
Includes Allegany, Garrett, and Washington Counties
Number of people vaccinated 2,009
Percentage of the population 0.80%