Nurse Melody Hill received the hospital’s first Moderna shot Monday afternoon. Approximately 40 of the 500 doses were given out after the initial morning shipment.
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Central Maine Medical Center receives 60 vials of Moderna vaccine
Maine is expecting to receive 24,200 doses of the Moderna vaccine this week.
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COVID-19 vaccinations have started in the U.S., but children won’t be able to get them until there’s enough study data showing the shots are safe and effective for younger ages as well
What you need to know about mutating coronavirus strains
Health experts say the strain infects more easily but there’s no evidence that it’s more deadly.
Maine says uncertainty around shipments is hampering vaccine rollout
The state delays its plans to vaccinate residents of assisted-living facilities after learning it won’t receive as many doses next week as it expected.
FDA clears Moderna vaccine and nation gets second shot in its arsenal
The shots developed by Moderna Inc. and the National Institutes of Health are set to arrive Monday, joining the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in the fight against the coronavirus.
Pence, leaders in Congress get COVID vaccine; Trump absent
The public displays come as top U.S. health officials try to persuade Americans who may be skeptical of the vaccinations to get them to pave the way for the end of the pandemic.
Maine to get 40% less vaccine than expected for next week
The Maine CDC was informed by Operation Warp Speed on Thursday that it will receive 8,775 doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, not the 13,650 doses the state had been expecting.
FDA vows to move ‘rapidly’ to authorize second coronavirus vaccine
The government is preparing to ship almost 6 million doses of the Moderna vaccine, which won an advisory committee’s endorsement Thursday.
St. Mary’s workers get COVID-19 vaccine; more to come
The hospital also expects to get 300 doses of Moderna vaccine once it’s approved for use.