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Maryland Launches 'No Arm Left Behind' Campaign To Help Encourage Vaccinations

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) -- Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced the launch of the "No Arm Left Behind" campaign to encourage residents to get the covid-19 vaccine.

The team will help contact more than 70,000 of the state's Medicaid recipients ages 50 and up and conduct clinics at senior centers.

They will also partner with MHEC to conduct campus outreach and help reserve appointments for college students at the state's mass vaccination sites.

The state is working with 42 colleges and universities on social media and ad campaigns.

The campaign will also partner with major employers like Southwest Airlines, Exelon, Comcast, Amazon and others. They will also conduct vaccination clinics for essential workers at manufacturers and start outreach with agricultural workers.

Call the vaccine support center 7 days a week from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. to get help: 1-855-MD-GOVAX.

As of Wednesday, more than 1.6 million Marylanders are fully vaccinated and 4 million doses have been administered across the state.

For the latest information on coronavirus go to the Maryland Health Department's website or call 211. You can find all of WJZ's coverage on coronavirus in Maryland here.

 

 

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