Skilled nursing homes plan to begin vaccinating residents and staff members on Monday.
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How much will the vaccine cost you? It’s free, but …
Health care workers are being vaccinated now, but members of the public are expected to receive their shots in the coming weeks and months. How much will the shot cost? Nothing. Sort of. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, doses purchased with taxpayer dollars will be given to Americans at no cost. However, […]
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CMMC starts vaccinating employees
St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center will start vaccinating its workers Thursday.
Posted inHealth, Maine
For everyday Mainers, COVID-19 vaccines may still be months away
Who gets vaccinated when depends on factors including the supply and how quickly health care workers and people in nursing homes get inoculated.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Dentists could join state’s effort to vaccinate Mainers for COVID-19
The Maine Dental Association sent a letter to state health agencies offering the services of 765 dentists.
Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn, News
First vaccines arrive in Lewiston today; vaccinations to hospital staff start soon
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 […]
Posted inHealth, Nation / World
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.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
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.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
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.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
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 […]