Prince George’s County ExecutiveAngela Alsobrooks announced Tuesday the county is targeting younger residents now that the supply of vaccines has outpaced demand.

Almost half of county residents have received a first dose of the vaccine, but a little more than a quarter of residents are fully vaccinated, according to state health data. That’s on par with Maryland’s more rural, conservative counties. Alsobrooks says male residents 25 to 35 years old seem to be more vaccine hesitant, and bolstering demand for the vaccine is the county’s top priority.

“We are looking for you if you are unvaccinated,” Alsobrooks said in a press conference Tuesday. “Again, the vaccine is not just for you. We have Mother’s Day coming up. We have all of these wonderful occasions. We want people to be able to gather safely.”

At least a dozen neighborhoods in the county have been targeted for door knocking, text banking, and phone calls. That includes Hyattsville, Langley Park, Suitland Park, Oxon Hill, and Mount Rainier.

The county is also expanding vaccination appointment hours this weekend at three vaccination sites: the Sports and Learning Complex in Landover, the Southern Regional Technology and Recreation Center in Fort Washington, and the Laurel-Beltsville Senior Activity Center in Laurel. Those sites will be open Friday 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m..

Dr. George Askew, the county’s deputy administrative health officer, says the county has reached a point where they’re finding that residents who remain unvaccinated tend to say “come and talk to me about why I need to take this vaccine, and bring the vaccine to me.”

For those still on the fence about the vaccine,  Alsobrook says “we’re done waiting and seeing, we have plenty of information [about the vaccine].”

Last week, the county lifted the outdoor mask mandate and Alsobrooks says basketball hoops will be reinstalled at all county parks by the end of the week.

“Lifting the outdoor mask mandate is something to celebrate, but we are not done…by a long shot,” Askew said. “Let’s get to the place where we can shed our masks no matter where we are. Getting vaccinated in the key to unlocking the world.”