Hoyer Announces Greater Baden Community Medical Services Will Join Equitable Vaccination Program

WASHINGTON, DC –Today, Congressman Steny Hoyer (MD-05) announced that Greater Baden Community Medical Services has been selected to join the Health Center COVID-19 Vaccine Program. Launched by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Health Center COVID-19 Vaccine Program distributes COVID-19 vaccines directly to HRSA-support health centers to ensure vaccines are distributed to underserved communities and those most affected by the ongoing pandemic.

"I am thrilled that the Greater Baden Community Medical Services in Prince George's County has been selected to participate in HRSA's COVID-19 Vaccination Program," said Congressman Hoyer. "Throughout this pandemic, residents in Prince George's County have been disproportionately impacted by this virus, suffering from greater loss of life and infections than other parts of Maryland and our country."

"Even now as our state struggles to ensure vaccine access is equitable, Black and Latino residents in Prince George's County are being left behind, with roughly 10 percent of residents having received their first shot compared to 18 percent of the rest of the state," continued Congressman Hoyer. "This program will address these widening disparities and get Maryland on a stronger path to defeating this virus and save lives."

Greater Baden Medical Services is one of 700 health centers around the nation invited to participate in the Health Center COVID-19 Vaccine Program. Great Baden is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) serving nearly 20,000 insured and uninsured Marylanders in our communities.

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