Florida police search for car stolen while carrying $10,000 worth of vaccine

The driver had left the car running near a vaccination site while he got out to ask for instructions on where to deliver the 30 vials.

Maine aims to begin vaccinating 65- to 69-year-olds for COVID-19 in early March

Gov. Janet Mills says the state expects to have two-thirds of Mainers age 70 and older vaccinated by the first week of March.

Some states are holding key vaccine discussions in closed meetings

The lack of transparency raises the risk that some decisions will be grounded in politics rather than public health and that well-connected industries could receive special treatment while the concerns of marginalized groups are ignored.

Maine reports 273 new cases of COVID-19 and 9 additional deaths

The number of daily new cases continues to decline as Maine readies new vaccination clinics, including at Scarborough Downs.

Biden boosting vaccine allotments, financing for virus costs

Coronavirus coordinator Jeff Zients says about 6,500 pharmacies around the U.S. will receive a total of 1 million doses.

Threat of COVID-19 variants adds urgency to vaccination campaign

Health experts say it's inevitable that variants will arrive in Maine, and double masking is a good way to reduce the risk of transmitting the more infectious forms.

Fauci says COVID-19 vaccine boosters will tackle one mutation at a time

Central Mainers want answers after waiting hours to sign up for COVID-19 vaccine

Ann Carrigan, 73, of Winslow called and got through, but gave up after being on hold for three hours. ‘I ran out of patience and hung up,’ she said.

Maine sees progress, frustrations in rollout of vaccinations

With a central registration system still weeks away, experts say state officials need to use the time to build on critical partnerships.

After 155 calls, one Winthrop woman is still unable to get the COVID-19 vaccine

MaineGeneral said that over 400,000 calls were made Friday by elderly Mainers wanting the vaccine.