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.
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Biden to order 100 million more doses of Johnson & Johnson vaccine
Biden will make the announcement Wednesday during an event with the chief executives of J&J and Merck, who struck a collaboration to boost production of the vaccine.
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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.
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Volunteers are key at vaccine sites. It pays off with a shot
As states ramp up vaccination distribution in the fight against the coronavirus, volunteers are needed to do everything from direct traffic to check people in to keep vaccination sites running smoothly
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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.
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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.
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Florida governor faces growing charges of vaccine favoritism toward wealthy
Seniors in a wealthy enclave in Key Largo received hundreds of life-saving vaccinations as early as mid-January.