Doses began arriving on Friday with a larger rollout expected January.
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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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COVID-19 hospitalizations flatten across state but still shattering records at EMMC
Maine Med, however, had 41 COVID-19 inpatients Wednesday and Thursday, the highest daily number yet.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
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.
Posted inHealth, Maine
Feds approve Maine plan to expand substance use disorder treatment options
The plan should open more beds to those seeking treatment, the state says.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
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.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
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.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
White House virus coordinator Deborah Birx says she will retire
Her comments came just days after The Associated Press reported that she traveled out of state for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.
Posted inHealth, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
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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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.