Maine reports 590 new cases and 7 more deaths, as shortfalls in expected vaccine deliveries complicate efforts to inoculate front-line health care workers and nursing home residents.
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More COVID-19 vaccines in the pipeline as U.S. effort ramps up
A vaccine made by Novavax Inc. is the fifth to reach final-stage testing in the United States.
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Vaccine rollout expands to emergency medical responders
Distribution of vaccines to licensed EMS workers in Cumberland County is ramping up this week, starting in Portland, Scarborough and Gorham.
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Lack of clarity on vaccine rollout creates confusion in Maine
The MaineHealth network asks Maine CDC about inoculation priorities – Should private practitioners be vaccinated? – as the state amends its plan in response to evolving federal guidance.
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Biden gets COVID-19 vaccine, says ‘nothing to worry about’
President-elect Joe Biden received his first dose of the coronavirus vaccine on live television as part of a growing effort to convince the American public the inoculations are safe
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Maine says uncertainty around shipments is hampering vaccine rollout
The state delays its plans to vaccinate residents of assisted-living facilities after learning it won’t receive as many doses next week as it expected.
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Pence, leaders in Congress get COVID vaccine; Trump absent
The public displays come as top U.S. health officials try to persuade Americans who may be skeptical of the vaccinations to get them to pave the way for the end of the pandemic.
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Maine hospitals get extra vaccine doses in first shipments
Vials of Pfizer’s vaccine shipped to Maine and other states this week were found to each contain at least one extra dose, the Maine Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday.
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Maine residents will get a card along with COVID-19 shot
The cards are intended to simplify the process of getting vaccinated for coronavirus after patients receive the first of 2 shots.
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Health officials track safety as COVID-19 vaccines roll out
Monitoring vaccines for unexpected side effects is a bigger challenge than usual, because so many people need to be vaccinated and so many vaccines made in different ways are converging at the same time.