U.S. CDC nearly doubles vaccine shipments to Maine pharmacies this week

Vaccine

Published
March 29, 2021

U.S. CDC nearly doubles vaccine shipments to Maine pharmacies this week

The pharmacies, which will receive 23,370 doses, have been vaccinating teachers and child care workers, and will expand their services to anyone 50 or older beginning Thursday.
Published
March 29, 2021

In photos: Portraits of newly vaccinated Mainers

Thousands of adults in Maine are being vaccinated every week, and the state's COVID-19 vaccination program will be getting a substantial boost this week, with 10,010 additional doses, a 28 percent increase. On Thursday, a vaccine clinic was held at the Waterboro Fire Department, where Northern Light Health employees administered about 130 Moderna vaccine doses, most of them second doses for older Mainers. These portraits, taken by Press Herald staff photographer Brianna Soukup, are of just a handful of the people who came to receive their vaccine that day.
Published
March 27, 2021

Now vaccinated, older adults emerge from COVID-19 hibernation

Spring has arrived, and many older adults who have been vaccinated are emerging from a hibernation imposed by the coronavirus pandemic
Published
March 25, 2021

Updated: Q&A on vaccinations and the state’s new registry

What's vaccine efficacy? Should I use the state's new registry? Why do I have to keep wearing a mask after vaccination?
Published
March 25, 2021

Biden pledges 200 million doses in his 1st 100 days, doubling initial goal

The president left the door open to pushing for fundamental changes in Senate procedures to muscle through key elements of his agenda.

Published
March 24, 2021

U.S. outlook improving as vaccinations rise and deaths fall

Still, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the government's top infectious-disease expert, says he isn’t ready to declare that the nation has turned the corner on COVID-19.
Published
March 24, 2021

Maine to receive big boost in vaccine doses next week

Maine's allocation will climb from 35,190 doses this week to 45,200 next week, according to federal data.
Published
March 23, 2021

Maine launches system for vaccine preregistration as eligibility expands to 50-plus

The new site will not be the centralized registration and appointment system envisioned during the early weeks of the state's vaccination campaign.
Published
March 22, 2021

State move to vaccinate 50- to 60-year-olds ‘compounding the problem’ in Lewiston-Auburn, says Auburn mayor

Supply for the COVID-19 vaccine varies across the state: Lewiston-Auburn needs more while some appointments beyond Androscoggin County going unfilled.
Published
March 22, 2021

Clinics get ready to begin vaccinating Mainers 50 and older

Maine's 7-day rolling average of new cases remains above 200, which a state health official said could be due to seasonal patterns but also new variants of the coronavirus.