Cases and hospitalizations have been creeping up in the last month, raising concerns about another wave of infections before vaccinations can have an impact.
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Augusta Civic Center vaccination clinic eyeing expanded hours as vaccine supply increases
MaineGeneral Health spokesperson Joy McKenna said the only hindrance to the clinic inoculating more people right now is vaccine supply.
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Younger Mainers account for rising number of COVID-19 cases
A modest but steady uptick in cases over the last few weeks appears to be driven in part by Mainers in their 20s and younger.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Maine, News
ACA expansion to boost subsidies for most of 63,000 Mainers with coverage
The average monthly premium reduction is $50, but some could see hundreds of dollars in savings on their health insurance each month.
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Nursing homes still wait for more vaccine, which could be coming
Maine public health officials move to provide vaccine to long-term care facilities left without allocations while having new residents who are unvaccinated.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Health, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine
March 2021: Auburn Mall readied for mass vaccination clinic; no walk-ins accepted
No appointments were available as of Monday. More will open up “as soon as we find out how much (vaccine) we’re getting,” officials said.
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Republicans’ opposition to vaccine threatens virus fight
A new poll finds 42% of Republicans say they probably or definitely will not get the shot, compared with 17% of Democrats.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Health, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Lewiston nonprofit working to boost vaccination rates in Androscoggin County
The nonprofit AK Health is part of a larger push to educate, combat misinformation, and address accessibility and equity in the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines in Lewiston.
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Shah: Mainers made Maine safer than other states
Dr. Nirav Shah of the Maine Center for Disease Control credits residents for lower percentages of COVID-19 cases, deaths than other states.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Health, Lewiston-Auburn
Local seniors get their 2nd vaccine dose, share what they’ll do next
On Friday, St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center administered second COVID-19 vaccines to senior citizens. With the CDC giving the green light to resume some activities two weeks after the second shots, we asked the happy vaccine recipients what they are going to do with their newfound freedom.