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Maine CDC tackles vaccine challenges as Pfizer announces promising results
Cold storage requirements are a logistics issue for the Pfizer vaccine, says Dr. Nirav Shah, Maine’s CDC director.
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Lewiston long-term care facility COVID-19 cases now up to 72
Nearly half of the Russell Park Rehabilitation and Living Center’s residents have COVID-19.
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Franklin Memorial Hospital implements more stringent visitor restrictions
According to a written statement from the hospital, the changes have been made to be “consistent with our commitment to help prevent further community spread of COVID-19 and to safeguard our colleagues.”
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Maine CDC reports 204 new virus cases, a single-day record
This is the first time Maine has had more than 200 new cases in a day.
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Pfizer says early findings signal its COVID-19 vaccine is 90% effective
The pharmaceutical company is now on track to apply later this month for emergency-use approval from the Food and Drug Administration.
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COVID-19 inpatients increasing rapidly, especially at hospitals in central and eastern Maine
MaineGeneral in Augusta, the state’s busiest hospital for coronavirus, hits an all-time peak.
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AstraZeneca to deliver vaccine trial data by year’s end
The drugmaker is ramping up manufacturing so it can supply hundreds of millions of doses starting in January if approved.
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Nine Farmington hospital workers test positive for COVID-19
The outbreak at Franklin Memorial Hospital started last week with four cases.
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Woman’s death linked to COVID-19 outbreak at Farmington nursing home
A Lewiston nursing home and three area school systems also have cases or exposures to the virus.