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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Maine hospitals get their first COVID-19 vaccines and prepare to vaccinate front-line workers
Northern Light says it expects to administer the vaccine at two of its hospitals Wednesday, while other hospitals around Maine expect to receive doses Tuesday.
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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.
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Hard-pressed Maine Med to get bigger share of vaccine when distribution begins
The Portland hospital said Friday that it will give the first doses to intensive care unit teams, emergency department caregivers and those providing care in COVID-19 units.
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Maine Medical Center, SMHC, MaineGeneral hit record number of COVID-19 inpatients
The burden continues to ease at hard-hit Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor and plateaus at Lewiston’s hospitals.
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What seniors can expect when COVID vaccines begin to roll out
Here’s a look at what’s known, what’s not and what lies ahead.