Maine reports 590 new cases and 7 more deaths, as shortfalls in expected vaccine deliveries complicate efforts to inoculate front-line health care workers and nursing home residents.
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More COVID-19 vaccines in the pipeline as U.S. effort ramps up
A vaccine made by Novavax Inc. is the fifth to reach final-stage testing in the United States.
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Vaccine rollout expands to emergency medical responders
Distribution of vaccines to licensed EMS workers in Cumberland County is ramping up this week, starting in Portland, Scarborough and Gorham.
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Nurses celebrating coronavirus vaccines are getting hit by anti-vaxxers on social media
Social media platforms like Facebook Inc., Twitter Inc. and YouTube are starting to reckon with the role they’ve played in the persistent popularity of vaccine skepticism.
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First-in-line health workers show off shots to encourage others to get vaccinated
Hundreds of health-care professionals are sharing pictures and videos of themselves to their personal Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and TikTok accounts.
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Biden gets COVID-19 vaccine, says ‘nothing to worry about’
President-elect Joe Biden received his first dose of the coronavirus vaccine on live television as part of a growing effort to convince the American public the inoculations are safe
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New COVID-19 vaccine arrives in Maine as inoculations begin at nursing homes
Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston received 60 vials of a new Moderna vaccine Monday morning, while The Cedars in Portland hosted its first vaccination clinic for residents and employees.
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The View From Here: Vaccination needs to win over skeptics
A coronavirus vaccine won’t work unless almost everyone takes it. Will they?
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Maine says uncertainty around shipments is hampering vaccine rollout
The state delays its plans to vaccinate residents of assisted-living facilities after learning it won’t receive as many doses next week as it expected.
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Pence, leaders in Congress get COVID vaccine; Trump absent
The public displays come as top U.S. health officials try to persuade Americans who may be skeptical of the vaccinations to get them to pave the way for the end of the pandemic.