LEONARDTOWN, MD (October 17, 2023) - The St. Mary’s County Health Department (SMCHD) will be hosting free flu and COVID vaccine clinics for children ages six months – 18 years. No appointments … [Read more...]
Updated COVID-19 Vaccine Now Available in St. Mary’s County
LEONARDTOWN, MD (October 17, 2023) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have approved the distribution of the updated COVID-19 vaccine to combat the newest strains of the virus … [Read more...]
Drive-Thru Flu Vaccine for St. Mary’s County Community Members
Joint Press Release:MedStar St. Mary’s HospitalSt. Mary’s County Public SchoolsSt. Mary’s County Health Department LEONARDTOWN, MD (September 13, 2023) - The St. Mary’s County Health Department … [Read more...]
Free Back-to-School Vaccine Clinics
LEONARDTOWN, MD (July 5, 2023) - The St. Mary’s County Health Department (SMCHD) is hosting free back-to-school vaccination clinics at the county’s two school-based health centers for children (birth … [Read more...]
New Simplified Bivalent COVID-19 Vaccine Recommendations
LEONARDTOWN, MD (April 24, 2023) - In accordance with amended authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the St. Mary’s County Health Department (SMCHD) will follow the new bivalent … [Read more...]
Pre-Registration for Monkeypox Vaccine Now Available
LEONARDTOWN, MD (September 2, 2022) – The St. Mary’s County Health Department (SMCHD) is encouraging community members to consider the Maryland Statewide Human Monkeypox (MPX) Vaccination … [Read more...]
Additional Booster Dose of COVID-19 Vaccine Authorized for Adults Age 50 and Older & Immunocompromised Individuals
LEONARDTOWN, MD (March 31, 2022) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized a second booster dose of either the Pfizer-BioNTech or the Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for persons age 50 and … [Read more...]
Immunization Clinics Announced for Rising 7th Graders
LEONARDTOWN, MD (March 29, 2022) – The St. Mary’s County Health Department will offer Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria, whooping cough) and meningococcal (meningitis) vaccines for currently enrolled 6th … [Read more...]
Health Department Weather Closure 1/3/22
LEONARDTOWN, MD (January 2, 2022) - Due to anticipated inclement weather, the St. Mary’s County Health Department (SMCHD) will be closed on Monday, January 3, 2022. This includes the main office in … [Read more...]
Omicron Variant of COVID-19 Virus Identified in St. Mary’s County
LEONARDTOWN, MD (December 20, 2021) - The St. Mary’s County Health Department (SMCHD) has been notified of the first laboratory identified Omicron variant case of the COVID-19 virus in St. Mary’s … [Read more...]