Maryland leads nation in administering Johnson & Johnson vaccine, CDC reports

As Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose vaccine continues to be disseminated to combat COVID-19, Maryland has given out more doses of the latest inoculation than any other state, according to the most recent vaccination update from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC report, released Monday afternoon, has Maryland receiving 65,100 doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, the 15th most among states, but the state has administered more than 19,000 of them. Maryland has been administering the Johnson & Johnson vaccine at its mass vaccination sites, including M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore and the recently opened site at Regency Furniture Stadium in Waldorf.