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Maine to launch mobile units with FEMA to boost rural access to COVID-19 vaccine
The federal partnership is part of a broader effort to reduce gaps in vaccination rates among Maine counties and provide more vaccination sites in smaller communities.
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Video: Vaccine passport apps are here. Without a common standard, tech challenges are myriad.
Vaccine passports need to be standardized to be useful. Several different organizations are creating different standards.
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Mainers younger than 30 driving surge in new COVID-19 cases
Public health officials are warning that the rising number of cases in Maine and across the country could threaten efforts to control the disease with steady progress on vaccinations.
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What side effects might I expect from the COVID-19 vaccines?
Many people never experience the least bit of discomfort from the COVID-19 vaccines, but mild side effects are common. They include swelling in the affected arm, nausea and chills.
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Vaccines are coming for kids – after studies are finished
The threshold for herd immunity almost certainly won’t be reached without inoculating many of the approximately 75 million people under the age of 18.
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State health officials tell vaccine-eligible Mainers: ‘This is your week’
Maine CDC’s director says robust supplies and ample appointment slots mean people who are 50 or older should try to get shots as younger Mainers wait for the eligibility window to open wider.
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Pets at low risk of spreading coronavirus, officials say
HARRISON — To Stephanie Mains’ dismay, cat owners have discarded their cats at her feline rescue organization out of incorrect worries that cats get and transmit COVID-19. “We’re finding people are dumping their cats,” Mains of the Cat Coalition of Western Maine said. “We have 10 more cats this year than last, she said. “They […]
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Maine reports its first case of coronavirus variant from Brazil
The fact that the infected Franklin County resident had not traveled recently indicates that the variant already is in the community.
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More than 30,000 Mainers use state vaccine registry in first days
Launched quietly Tuesday by the Maine CDC, the site uses scheduling technology developed by a firm that helped launch California’s vaccination registration and appointment system.