Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) announced this week that the state will begin giving local health departments a four-week notice of vaccine allocation numbers, which the state says will help COVID-19 vaccination sites in scheduling appointments.

Until now, local clinics have had to wait until the week prior to find out how many doses the state would send.

Hogan’s office says the update will surpass the federal government in efficiency, beating the feds’ two-week projections. But the changes won’t fix all of the state’s vaccination problems.

Demand continues to exceed supply, Hogan said at a press conference Thursday, and state and county leaders are pressuring federal officials to increase vaccine production. Maryland has a seven-day average of more than 26,000 doses administered a day — Hogan’s goal is to reach 50,000 to 100,000 shots per day.

“I know that this is extremely confusing and very frustrating for everyone involved, especially tens of thousands of our older residents who ask every day, ‘Why can’t I schedule an appointment scheduled?’ The fact is, they can’t schedule an appointment for a vaccine that does not yet exist,” Hogan said.

The state will be opening another mass vaccination site at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore on Feb. 25. Maryland currently has mass vaccination sites at the Baltimore Convention Center Field Hospital and Six Flags America. These sites are currently slated to vaccinate more than 15,000 people in their first week, per Hogan.

Hogan, along with Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D) and D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, issued a letter this week requesting that federal officials reserve and distribute vaccine doses to essential federal workers and WMATA employees in the region.

“The basic problem is pretty simple,” Hogan said on Thursday. “We need more damn vaccines.”

On Monday, Feb. 15, the state is launching a toll-free call center to answer questions and help those eligible sign up for appointments. Residents can also text “MdReady” to 898-211 for information on when more appointments will be available.