MaineGeneral will continue working with camps, schools and businesses, as well as establishing pop-up clinics in communities with lower than average vaccination rates, to provide vaccinations.
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Volunteer grieving group in central Maine continued support throughout pandemic
The group met virtually during the coronavirus pandemic and is looking to grow as in-person programming comes back as an option.
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Augusta Civic Center’s vaccine clinic closing next week for legislative activity
The clinic, which will be closed March 10-11, is due to reopen March 12, according to Kennebec County Emergency Management Agency Director Sean Goodwin.
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MaineGeneral opens new addiction practice for those seeking treatment
MaineGeneral Addiction Medicine has locations in Waterville and Augusta for people seeking treatment for substance use disorder, opiate use disorder and treatment of other addictive substances.
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MaineGeneral Health did not intend to offer ‘privileged access’ to COVID-19 vaccine, official says
The hospital’s 17-person Board of Directors was largely unavailable for comment on questions of vaccine equity, but the board chairman said the recent vaccine clinic was done according to CDC guidelines and provided useful feedback in making the process better.
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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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MaineGeneral gets 775 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
The vaccine arrived Tuesday at the Alfond Center for Health in Augusta. The hospital will begin distributing doses Wednesday.
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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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Top MaineGeneral officials expect uptick in COVID cases because of holidays
MaineGeneral Health’s chief executive officer, Chuck Hays, and Steve Diaz, the health system’s chief medical officer, urge people to follow safety protocol and not to spend holidays with anyone they don’t live with, except virtually.
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New MaineGeneral program to help at-risk mothers first of its kind in New England
The pilot program starts July 1 at MaineGeneral Medical Center and is backed by a $130,000 grant.