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PublishedApril 12, 2021
As vaccinations increase in Maine, so do new cases and hospital patients
The number of new cases reported daily remains elevated, even as more than one-third of Maine's population has received at least one shot of vaccine.
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PublishedApril 9, 2021
Vaccine supplies trickling down to small Maine medical practices
The Maine CDC distributed 400 doses of Johnson & Johnson vaccine to 4 independent primary care practices around the state this week but won't be able to ship any next week because of reduced supply.
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PublishedApril 6, 2021
Maine to launch mobile units with FEMA to boost rural access to COVID-19 vaccine
The federal partnership is part of a broader effort to reduce gaps in vaccination rates among Maine counties and provide more vaccination sites in smaller communities.
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PublishedApril 2, 2021
Mainers younger than 30 driving surge in new COVID-19 cases
Public health officials are warning that the rising number of cases in Maine and across the country could threaten efforts to control the disease with steady progress on vaccinations.
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PublishedMarch 30, 2021
State health officials tell vaccine-eligible Mainers: ‘This is your week’
Maine CDC's director says robust supplies and ample appointment slots mean people who are 50 or older should try to get shots as younger Mainers wait for the eligibility window to open wider.
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PublishedMarch 26, 2021
Maine reports its first case of coronavirus variant from Brazil
The fact that the infected Franklin County resident had not traveled recently indicates that the variant already is in the community.
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PublishedMarch 25, 2021
More than 30,000 Mainers use state vaccine registry in first days
Launched quietly Tuesday by the Maine CDC, the site uses scheduling technology developed by a firm that helped launch California's vaccination registration and appointment system.
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PublishedMarch 23, 2021
Maine launches system for vaccine preregistration as eligibility expands to 50-plus
The new site will not be the centralized registration and appointment system envisioned during the early weeks of the state's vaccination campaign.
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PublishedMarch 23, 2021
Silver lining of pandemic: No flu deaths and only 3 hospitalizations this season
By this time last year, Maine had recorded 36 deaths and 494 hospitalizations. Experts say COVID-19 safety measures and an aggressive flu vaccine push last fall likely caused the precipitous drop.
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PublishedMarch 10, 2021
Nearly 1 in 8 Maine residents now fully vaccinated against COVID-19
Meanwhile, the state reported 195 new cases of the virus on Wednesday but no additional deaths.
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