Under the seismic change in strategy announced by Gov. Mills on Friday, residents 50 and over will be eligible in April, followed by those 40 and over in May, and those 30 and over in June.
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Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Vaccine shipments to Maine slated to increase next week
While larger and steadier vaccine supplies will likely prompt changes by the Mills administration, the 41 additional COVID-related deaths identified since late January highlight the ongoing toll of the pandemic.
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Posted inHealth, Maine
Disparity in vaccine distributions across Maine worsens – and explanations conflict
Bangor’s mass vaccination site scurries to fill open slots, while those in Scarborough and Westbrook lack enough vaccine to operate at capacity.
Posted inHealth, Maine
Updated Q&A: Should I be picky about vaccines? And how do I take myself off MaineHealth’s waitlist?
Answers to those and other questions about Maine’s COVID-19 vaccination rollout.
Posted inHealth, Nation / World
FDA confirms Johnson & Johnson 1-dose vaccine protects against COVID hospitalizations, deaths
A final decision could come as early as this weekend.
Posted inHealth, Maine
1,000 COVID shots a week? Primary care doctors feel excluded by ‘unrealistic’ requirement
The Maine CDC recently started taking applications for ‘collaborative’ vaccination clinics staged by small practices, but doctors say few offices will be able to meet the volume demands set by the state.
Posted inHealth, Nation / World, Politics
Expect big jump in vaccine delivery, drug execs tell Congress
A House subcommittee grilled vaccine makers Tuesday on the state of the supply.
Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn
COVID-19 vaccine resources for central Maine: What you need to know to get vaccinated
Maine’s vaccination campaign against COVID-19 is underway, although at a slower-than-desired pace because of limited supplies of vaccines. Here are some vaccination resources for people in Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties.
Posted inMaine, News
Maine eligibility guidelines for COVID-19 vaccine confuse, frustrate
Contradictions and exceptions within an evolving set of rollout rules trouble vaccine providers and those still waiting for their shots, but some in the field say they appreciate a degree of flexibility.
Posted inOp-Eds, Perspective
What last year’s vote may tell us about the vaccination debate today
We love our anniversaries. Newspapers typically feature them as in century and half century retrospectives. So, let’s now turn the clock back a bit, not 100 or even 50 years but just one year ago. It’s late February 2020, the time when the first cases of community transmission of the coronavirus were reported in the […]