With a central registration system still weeks away, experts say state officials need to use the time to build on critical partnerships.
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In a race for time, builders and health officials team up to vaccinate thousands of Mainers
They’ve turned the old grandstand building at the former Scarborough Downs racetrack into a mass vaccination clinic set to open this week.
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Four COVID-19 cases at Roak Block apartments in Auburn
One resident has been hospitalized.
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Some Maine hospitals reporting shortage of protective gear
Worse than national average, 29 percent of state’s hospitals need more equipment to keep workers safe.
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Video: Johnson & Johnson 1-dose shot prevents COVID-19
Johnson & Johnson said within a week, it will file an application for emergency use in the U.S., and then abroad.
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As Walgreens lags in vaccinations, Maine shifts doses to independent pharmacies
For the third week in a row, the Maine CDC gave independent pharmacies thousands of doses while Walgreens and CVS, national chains with a federal contract, weren’t allocated any.
Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn
Lewiston hospitals see spike in COVID-19 cases
Five cases reported at Norway Center for Health and Rehabilitation.
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Federal judge considers prominent Maine doctor’s allegations of bias, retaliation
Dr. Jabbar Fazeli says he was terminated after raising objections about the treatment of long-term care residents.
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Lewiston hospitals see record levels of virus inpatients, while numbers stay flat or fall elsewhere
There’s no clear explanation for the shifting geography of hospitalizations, the Maine CDC says.
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How many variants of the coronavirus are there?
Many variants of the coronavirus are circulating around the world, but scientists are primarily concerned about three