The Maine CDC was informed by Operation Warp Speed on Thursday that it will receive 8,775 doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, not the 13,650 doses the state had been expecting.
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2nd COVID-19 vaccine set for OK in US with panel endorsement
A U.S. government advisory panel has endorsed a second COVID-19 vaccine.
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FDA vows to move ‘rapidly’ to authorize second coronavirus vaccine
The government is preparing to ship almost 6 million doses of the Moderna vaccine, which won an advisory committee’s endorsement Thursday.
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California hospitals buckle under surge in nation’s new hot spot
The state reported over 52,000 new cases on Thursday alone – equal to what the entire U.S. was averaging in mid-October – and a one-day record of 379 deaths.
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Maine hospitals get extra vaccine doses in first shipments
Vials of Pfizer’s vaccine shipped to Maine and other states this week were found to each contain at least one extra dose, the Maine Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday.
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Maine residents will get a card along with COVID-19 shot
The cards are intended to simplify the process of getting vaccinated for coronavirus after patients receive the first of 2 shots.
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UMaine men’s hockey series called off after positive COVID-19 test
The Black Bears have gone into quarantine and their weekend series at UMass Lowell will not be played.
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Debunked COVID-19 myths survive online, despite facts
An overwhelming amount of false information about COVID-19 followed the coronavirus as it circled the globe over the past year.
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After push from Maine Attorney General, Phippsburg board adopts Mills’ mask mandate
In a letter to the Phippsburg Select Board, Attorney General Aaron Frey wrote Gov. Mills’ executive order makes the board “legally obligated to require the use of face coverings in all municipal buildings.”
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York County fire chiefs prepare to get vaccines to EMS workers
The York County Chiefs’ Association says it will help distribute the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to EMS workers in the county.