Maine expects a decrease in vaccine doses delivered next week, with eligibility newly open to residents in their 60s along with teachers and child care workers.
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State says people in jails and prisons will have to keep waiting for vaccines
Dr. Nirav Shah, director of the Maine CDC, does not know when the state will start offering shots to incarcerated people because doses are ‘at a premium.’
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By slimmest of margins, Senate votes to take up $1.9 trillion pandemic relief bill
The Senate’s 51-50 vote to start debating the package, with Vice President Kamala Harris pushing Democrats over the top, underscores how they are navigating the package through Congress with virtually no margin for error.
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Vaccine bypasses some older adults who can’t manage to get appointments
Thousands of older Americans are spending hours online or enlisting their grandchildren’s help to sign up for a COVID-19 vaccine, an untold number are getting left behind because they are too overwhelmed, too frail or too poor to fend for themselves.
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Bishop calls for Maine’s Catholics to choose alternatives to Johnson & Johnson vaccine
Bishop Robert Deeley cites concerns about abortion-derived cell lines in connection with the new Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
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Watch briefing: Maine CDC reports 136 new cases of COVID-19, no additional deaths
Teachers and child care staff can now begin getting vaccines after Gov. Mills announced that the state would follow President Biden’s recent directive to states.
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Maine vaccine shipments to drop next week, just as eligibility expands to include teachers
The state will not receive any doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine after getting 15,000 this week, but more doses may go directly to retail pharmacies next week.
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Federal vaccine deliveries are expected to increase. Is Maine ready for them?
The state is still exploring options to expand capacity, but the 2 biggest health care organizations say they are prepared to accelerate vaccinations.
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Updated Q&A: Are there exceptions to Maine’s age-based vaccine eligibility? And can I eat dinner with friends?
The number of vaccination sites in Maine is poised to top 150 with the addition of Hannaford, Walgreens and Walmart pharmacies.
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Hannaford pharmacies to offer shots this week as more mass vaccination sites open
Maine reports 182 new cases of COVID-19 amid concerns that cases might be leveling off or even increasing, rather than continuing to decline.