Worry mounts that a clotting problem with the Johnson & Johnson vaccine will increase reluctance, but some remain eager and glad to be inoculated.
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Q&A: What you need to know about the Johnson & Johnson vaccine
Is this vaccine different from the other vaccines available? Should I be worried if I recently got a Johnson & Johnson shot?
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Oxford mobile clinic resumes with Moderna vaccine; St. Mary’s mass clinic awaits word
Maine officials say pausing the Johnson & Johnson vaccine will give time to train the medical community on how to treat someone who may have developed a blood clot from the vaccine.
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Use of Johnson & Johnson vaccine paused as cases spike in Maine
The state has redirected Moderna vaccine to a mobile unit that was launched Monday at the Oxford Casino, and may do so again if the Johnson & Johnson pause continues.
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Pause on J&J vaccine over clot reports will last only days, FDA says
The FDA issued a statement saying it recommends the pause ‘out of an abundance of caution.’
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Mobile vaccination unit makes its debut at Oxford Casino
Gov. Janet Mills and FEMA’s regional administrator came Monday for the unveiling of a unit that will administer as many as 250 shots a day at 10 locations across the state.
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States slow to order allotted vaccine doses even as infections climb
At one point last week, 13 states had more than 100,000 doses apiece available and unordered, says a federal official.
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Lincoln Middle School and Reiche go remote Friday
The building closures are due to staff quarantines for COVID-19 and other absences at Lincoln and a plumbing issue at Reiche.
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Maine reports 438 new cases, with 45% of them in people under 30
At least 2 vaccination clinics have been canceled next week because the state is expecting a big drop-off in doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
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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.