The next phase includes those 70 or older, adults with high-risk medical conditions and certain front-line workers.
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Virus variant from South Africa detected in U.S. for first time
There are concerns that this version spreads more easily and that vaccines could be less effective against it.
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Lewiston hospitals see record levels of virus inpatients, while numbers stay flat or fall elsewhere
There’s no clear explanation for the shifting geography of hospitalizations, the Maine CDC says.
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Corrections officers begin getting vaccine, and advocates say inmates should as well
The congregate setting puts incarcerated people at high risk and correctional facilities across the country have been hotspots for COVID-19 outbreaks, including Maine’s two largest at a single site.
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Biden says he’s ‘bringing back the pros’ for virus briefings
The new president is dispatching the nation’s top scientists and public health experts to brief the American public regularly about the pandemic.
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Northern Light Inland Hospital’s vaccination clinics begin in Fairfield
Kennebec Valley Community College was the site Tuesday of Northern Light Inland Hospital’s first vaccination clinic for health care workers and others 70 or older.
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MaineGeneral preparing to open small COVID-19 vaccine clinics next week in Augusta
Hospital spokesperson Joy McKenna said MaineGeneral has administered COVID-19 vaccine to 3,530 staff members and community members to date.
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Lyme disease cases could be 10 times higher than records show, CDC finds
Maine set a record in 2019 with 2,079 cases of the tick-borne illness, but a federal report suggests the actual number is much higher.
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Brunswick agency holds 1st drive-thru vaccination clinic in southern Maine
Independence Association and Guardian Pharmacy of Maine team up to vaccinate clients with intellectual and physical disabilities and their caregivers.
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U.S. virus numbers drop as race against new strains heats up
Dr. Anthony Fauci says the improvement in numbers around the country appears to reflect a ‘natural peaking and then plateauing’ after a holiday surge, rather than the arrival of the vaccine in mid-December.