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COVID-19 vaccination clinic offering free milkshakes at Waterville McDonald’s draws large crowd

The free pop-up clinic was coordinated by the Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention with the restaurant’s owner, Mike Ortins.

Posted November 23, 2021

Updated November 24, 2021

Staff ReportMorning Sentinel

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Lily Taylor, 9, of Skowhegan, pulls up her sleeve as Shane Savage of the Oakland Pharmacy prepares to give her a vaccination for COVID-19 during a pop-up vaccination clinic at the McDonald's Playplace at 336 Main St. in Waterville on Tuesday. With Taylor is her dad Alan with baby brother Dylan, left, and mother Makenzee, shown filling out papers at the right. Makenzee and Alan also received their vaccinations during the two-hour clinic. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel

WATERVILLE — Shots and shakes were given out Tuesday at the McDonald’s restaurant on upper Main Street, as a free pop-up clinic for COVID-19 vaccinations brought out kids and adults.

Oakland Pharmacy helped administer the shots, and the restaurant’s Playplace area was cleared for the clinic from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. The clinic, coordinated by the Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention with the restaurant’s owner, Mike Ortins, included the offer of a free milkshake to those who participated.

The opportunity for vaccination doses and booster shots drew a steady crowd, with the restaurant’s parking lot filled in the afternoon.