The state also says that vaccinations will begin next week for Maine prison inmates who are 60 or older.
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Educators ages 60 and older to be vaccinated Saturday at Augusta Civic Center clinic
In order to attend, teachers and staff that met the age requirement had to be selected by their school district.
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Maine changes vaccination plan to comply with Biden directive
The state will have to gear up a much larger vaccination effort as it expands eligibility for all age groups beginning May 1, as the president called for.
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Maine setting new records for ‘shots in arms’
Maine’s vaccine clinics gave a record 17,651 doses on Wednesday, and the state is again among the nation’s most efficient at delivering inoculations.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: U.S. vaccine hoarding is alienating the world
The world had hoped ‘America First’ would end when Joe Biden replaced Donald Trump as president. It hasn’t.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine has been tested in year of COVID
Twelve months since the state’s first case, we are among the safest in the country – with much work left to do.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Northern Light Inland Hospital expands mass vaccination site in Fairfield
The Northern Light Inland Hospital clinic at Kennebec Valley Community College on Western Avenue in Fairfield has been open since Jan. 26, doing 300 to 400 doses per week, but it is expanding to vaccinate about 1,000 people per day on certain days starting Saturday.
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Americans vaccinated against COVID-19 wait for advice as the science evolves
Do I still have to wear a mask? Can I go to a bar now? Can I finally see my grandchildren? The CDC says it will release guidance soon.
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Maine reports 225 new virus cases, no additional deaths
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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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.