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PublishedDecember 27, 2020
Volunteers answer staffing shortage for vaccination clinics, expose growing need
Maine hospitals have called in volunteers to help vaccinate thousands of front-line health care workers, indicating a potential shortage of trained vaccinators and others to carry out a mass inoculation.
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PublishedDecember 26, 2020
Central Maine Schools taking advantage of rapid COVID-19 testing
Erskine Academy, Vassalboro Community School, Maine Central Institute, MSAD 53 and the Maine Academy of Natural Sciences among the local schools using Abbott rapid antigen tests.
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PublishedDecember 24, 2020
Maine CDC reports 735 new COVID-19 cases, 6 additional deaths
For the second day in a row, Maine topped 700 new cases of COVID-19, although public health officials have said the higher numbers could be due to the state lab processing a backlog of cases.
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PublishedDecember 23, 2020
Feds approve Maine plan to expand substance use disorder treatment options
The plan should open more beds to those seeking treatment, the state says.
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PublishedDecember 23, 2020
Studies find having COVID-19 may protect against reinfection
The results bode well for vaccines, which provoke the immune system to make antibodies – substances that attach to a virus and help it be eliminated.
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PublishedDecember 23, 2020
Can employers make COVID-19 vaccination mandatory?
Yes, with some exceptions. Experts say businesses can require COVID-19 vaccinations for employees, but that doesn't mean they will
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PublishedDecember 23, 2020
Pfizer to supply U.S. with additional 100 million vaccine doses
That will bring its total commitment to 200 million doses for the U.S., enough to vaccinate 100 million people with the two-shot regimen.
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PublishedDecember 22, 2020
Lack of clarity on vaccine rollout creates confusion in Maine
The MaineHealth network asks Maine CDC about inoculation priorities – Should private practitioners be vaccinated? – as the state amends its plan in response to evolving federal guidance.
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PublishedDecember 22, 2020
Additional 458 COVID-19 cases, 10 new deaths reported in Maine
Meanwhile, vaccination of some nursing home residents in Maine began Monday, and Congress passed a long-awaited coronavirus relief package.
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PublishedDecember 21, 2020
Franklin Memorial Hospital staff begins COVID-19 staff vaccinations
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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