COVID-19 Vaccine
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Content verified April 13, 2021
April 13, 2021: County Pauses Use of Johnson & Johnson Vaccine
Vaccine appointment options
Montgomery County-run clinics
Preregister for County-run clinics
As vaccine supply allows, County Clinics are currently vaccinating:
- residents 60 and older
- essential workers (a priority group which includes transit workers, teachers, child care workers, grocery store workers)
- individuals with developmental disabilities
- residents 16 and older with underlying medical conditions
Second doses: No need to preregister for your second dose! We will send you an appointment invitation.
Learn more about the first and second dose emails we'll send you.
Clinics run by other organizations
These clinics include local hospitals, pharmacies, doctors’ offices, and State mass vaccination sites.
Find locations near you
Starting April 6: based on the state’s accelerating vaccination rate and an anticipated increase in supply from the federal government, all Marylanders 16 and older are eligible for vaccination at Maryland’s mass vaccination sites.
Preregister for Maryland mass vaccination sites
For Veterans enrolled in VA Healthcare
Mass vaccination site at Montgomery College - Germantown Campus
The Montgomery College - Germantown Campus mass vaccination site transitioned to a State-supported site on Thursday, April 8, 2021. We are now able to make about two times more appointments than before! If you already preregistered with the County, no further action is needed.
This site is vaccinating all Marylanders age 16 and older. About 25% of the appointments are reserved for Montgomery County residents. We schedule 16 and 17 year-olds on days we have the Pfizer vaccine available. This is currently the only vaccine authorized for this age group.Ride On Vaccination Shuttle - free service between the Shady Grove Metro Station and Montgomery College - Germantown Campus
Preregister for Montgomery County-run clinics
Preregister
You must preregister to make an appointment.
Please preregister online. If you need help with the form, call 240-777-2982.
Make an appointment
When we have doses available, we will contact you to make a vaccine appointment. This may take some time.
- You will get two emails for each vaccine dose. Learn more about the emails, what they will look like, and how to use them.
- Your appointment link is just for you. Do not share it with other people.
Get vaccinated
All vaccinations are by appointment only — no walk-ups.
More resources
- Detailed CDC priority guidance
- Maryland’s COVID-19 Vaccination Plan and Priority Groups
- Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommendations
Phase 1
Phase 1A
We are making appointments in this phase. Preregister for an appointment.
All licensed, registered, and certified healthcare providers; nursing home residents and staff; law enforcement, and firefighters, EMS, and other first responders; correctional healthcare staff and officers; and front line judiciary staff.
Persons included in this phase
- Dental practices
- Pharmacists
- Other health care professionals (e.g., outpatient specialties, optometrists, physical therapists, podiatrists, community health workers, in-home nursing staff)
- Patient-facing, licensed social workers
- Detention Center staff
- Homeless shelter staff
- Law enforcement (patrol/public-facing)
- Fire rescue
- 9-1-1 dispatchers
- Behavioral health (non-telehealth) – e.g., residential/recovery
- School nurses (non-vaccine/non-testers)
- Lab workers
- Morticians/funeral home staff
- Surgical centers
- Other providers licensed by Maryland Department of Health
Phase 1B
We are making appointments in this phase. Preregister for an appointment.
Marylanders age 75 and older; in assisted living, independent living, and other congregate facilities; individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities; high-risk incarcerated individuals; continuity of government vaccinations; and education, including K-12 teachers, support staff, and child care providers.
Phase 1C
We are making appointments in this phase. Preregister for an appointment.
Marylanders age 65 and older; public health and safety workers not covered in Phase 1A; and essential workers in lab services, food/agriculture production, manufacturing, the U.S. Postal Service, public transit, and grocery stores.
Persons included in this phase
- Public transit workers (e.g. transport for seniors and persons with disabilities)
- Food and agricultural workers
- Postal service workers
- Grocery store workers
- Individuals experiencing homelessness
- Individuals in detainee centers
Phase 2
Phase 2A
We are making appointments in this phase. Preregister for an appointment.
All Marylanders age 60 and older.
Phase 2B
We are making appointments in this phase. Preregister for an appointment.
Marylanders age 16 and older with underlying medical conditions that increase the risk for severe COVID-19 illness.
High-risk medical condition details
High-risk medical conditions include:
- Cancer
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- Heart conditions
- Immunocompromised state
- Obesity/Severe obesity
- Pregnancy
- Sickle Cell Disease
- Smoking
- Type 2 Diabetes, Type 1 Diabetes
- Asthma (moderate-severe)
- Cerebrovascular disease
- Cystic fibrosis
- Hypertension or High Blood pressure
- Immunocompromised conditions (from blood or bone marrow transplant, immune deficiencies, HIV, prolonged use of corticosteroids or other immunosuppressive medication)
- Dementia, ALS, other neurologic issues
- Liver disease
- Pulmonary disease
- Thalassemia
Phase 2C
Preregister for an appointment.
All Marylanders age 55 and older, as well as essential workers in critical industries, including construction workers, food services, utilities, transportation, financial services, IT and other infrastructure.
Persons included in this phase
- Essential workers not previously in Phase 1C
- Transportation & logistics
- Water and wastewater
- Food service workers
- Shelter & housing (e.g., construction)
- Finance (e.g., banks)
- IT & Communications
- Energy
- Legal (state’s attorneys, public defenders, judiciary)
- Media
- Public Safety (e.g., engineers)
- Public health workers – non-COVID response
- Social & Human Services (Aging, DSS, Human Services) – field/in-home services
- Continuity of government (elected officials)
Phase 3
Preregister for an appointment.
General population, including healthy adults age 16 and older.
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