AARP Maryland

If the COVID-19 pandemic has shown us anything, it’s that access to high-speed internet is not a luxury; it’s a necessity.

Guest author Eleanor Nancarrow is a senior at University of Maryland Baltimore County and intern with AARP Maryland.

AARP Maryland is launching a 16-week transit advertising campaign to help more Marylanders access COVID-19 vaccinations in their area. Aimed at audiences that may lack access to broadband internet, the posters appearing in both English and Spanish on 35 bus shelters and 206 transit buses across Baltimore, Montgomery County and the Eastern Shore shares the state’s toll-free line (855-GO-MDVAX) if they have questions or to schedule a vaccine appointment.

Fraudsters are offering older people purported miracle cures, preventive drugs and vaccine appointments—for a fee. These scams exploit potential victims’ anxiety about having to wait for a vaccination. The past year has heightened people’s isolation and made them more susceptible to such pitches.

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ANNAPOLIS (April 9, 2021) -- The General Assembly took significant steps late yesterday to protect low-income Marylanders’ utility bills, while also maximizing state funds, with the passage of SB31/HB397. The legislation ensures that deregulated electricity and natural gas prices offered to families on energy assistance meet, or beat, regulated utility rates.

April is National Volunteer Month and we could not accomplish all we do for Marylanders aged 50 plus and their families, including our members, with out our dedicated corps of volunteers. Our volunteers have stepped up mightily over the past year as we converted our programming online and helped us to continue serving the our community.

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect us all, and scammers continue to do all they can to take advantage of it.

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