LEWISTON — The two local hospitals are sharing a shipment of roughly 1,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine from the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention that arrived in the city early Tuesday. Administration of the vaccines could start as early as this afternoon and is expected to continue for the next couple of […]
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FDA confirms effectiveness, safety of Moderna vaccine
Hundreds more U.S. hospitals are gearing up to vaccinate their workers as federal health officials posted a positive review of a second COVID-19 shot.
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Maine nursing homes say some employees and residents reluctant to get vaccinated
Without widespread inoculation against COVID-19, most nursing homes will have to remain closed to visitors for months to come.
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Frontline health care workers open to receiving COVID-19 vaccination
Workers say they are excited and ready to get vaccinated against the highly contagious virus.
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What Mainers should know about the arrival of COVID-19 vaccines
Who has vaccines in Maine? Two Maine hospitals received doses Monday morning, the first shipments to the state. Northern Light Mercy Hospital in Portland and Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor each received 975 doses. Who is next? Five other large hospitals are expecting deliveries Tuesday. Those range from 1,885 doses for Maine […]
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MaineGeneral in Augusta to get its first vaccine shipment Tuesday
While MaineGeneral in Augusta is receiving the Pfizer vaccine, Northern Light Inland Hospital in Waterville is slated to get the Moderna vaccine, which has not yet been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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Can I stop wearing a mask after getting a COVID-19 vaccine?
N0. Even after COVID-19 vaccinations start in the U.S., masks and social distancing will be recommended for some time
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‘The weapon that will end the war’: First coronavirus vaccine shots given in U.S.
Vaccines for COVID-19 were beginning to be administered Monday.
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Dr. Shah warns: ‘Let’s not forget the storm, even as the sun is emerging.’
Maine reported 426 cases of COVID-19 and two more deaths Monday, the day the first doses of vaccine arrived at hospitals.
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Waterville-area health professionals say getting outside this winter is especially important
The days are shorter and it’s cold, but outside activity has never been so important, area medical professionals say.