Hogan names former CDC director Redfield as adviser

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Gov. Larry Hogan has announced that the former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will be a senior adviser to support Maryland’s response to COVID-19.

Hogan made the announcement at a news conference Tuesday with Dr. Robert Redfield. The governor also announced Maryland will open three more mass vaccination sites in March. A mass vaccination site in southern Maryland at Regency Furniture Stadium will open Thursday.

A site on the Eastern Shore at Wicomico Youth & Civic Center will open in Salisbury by March 18.

A site in western Maryland will open by the end of the month at the Hagerstown Premium Outlets.

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