Mall In Columbia Mass Vaccination Site Sets Pace For Most Shots

HOWARD COUNTY, MD — The Mall in Columbia mass vaccination site has administered 73.7 percent of its allocated first doses, leading the pack among the six state-supported mass vaccination sites. The site has administered 21,819 doses since opening last month and has seen an uptick in first doses administered since last week, due to the authorization of the Pfizer vaccine for children 12-15. An additional 7,020 doses were allocated Tuesday morning by the Maryland Department of Health for the coming week.

“The Mall in Columbia mass vaccination site is working seamlessly to get more and more of our residents and surrounding neighbors vaccinated,” Howard County Executive Calvin Ball said. “We know how practical and convenient this site is for our community and our region, especially for our young adults between the ages of 12 and 18. This site has been vital to the region with many of our neighbors traveling to Columbia for its central location to get their vaccine. We continue to work with the state and our community partners to communicate to our residents and businesses how easy and important it is to get vaccinated.”

Howard County residents have obtained almost half of the vaccine at the site (46.8%) while residents from surrounding counties including Montgomery (17.2%), Baltimore (12.1%), Anne Arundel (9.6%) and Prince George’s (5.3%), have received their vaccines at the Mall in Columbia site.

While some state mass vaccination sites have seen decreasing volume in the past two weeks, the Mall in Columbia has seen an increase in demand for vaccines with approximately 1,000 daily doses administered the second week of May to more than 2,500 daily doses administered this past weekend.

“The mass vaccination site at the Mall in Columbia gives our residents one more convenient place to go to get fully vaccinated,” Dr. Maura Rossman, Howard County Health Officer, said. “Even if you received your first dose elsewhere, you can easily go to this site to get your second dose of Pfizer to ensure you are completely immunized.”

To make an appointment at The Mall in Columbia mass vaccination site, please visit covidvax.maryland.gov or call 1-855-634-6829. The site is open from Wednesday – Sunday 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.