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Hospital spokesperson Joy McKenna said MaineGeneral has administered COVID-19 vaccine to 3,530 staff members and community members to date.

A Maine CDC official said a timeline for opening depends on the state's vaccine supply.

ABC News Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? OffOn Independent pharmacists said they want to help with COVID-19 vaccinations. • 7 min read Why are people hesitant to trust a COVID-19 vaccine? Vaccines are proven to reduce deaths and help end pandemics, but the historic speed that the coronavirus vaccines have been developed has made some people hesitant to take them.Portland Press Herald via Getty Images As frustration mounts over slow COVID-19 vaccine rollouts...

Top lawmakers are urging their colleagues to stop ‘trying to skirt basic health and safety rules’ with face shields that the state's health agency says don't protect adequately against coronavirus transmission.

Trucking company calls COVID outbreak investigation ‘old news’ Maine CDC confirms ongoing COVID-19 investigation at Falcon Transportation Maine CDC confirms ongoing COVID-19 investigation at Falcon Transportation. Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves The owner of a Maine-based trucking company denies his firm is the subject of an ongoing investigation into a COVID-19 outbreak that has sickened more than 20 employees, calling it “old news.” “It’s over and done with,” Bruce Sargent...

Maine CDC identifies COVID-19 outbreak at Woolwich school Woolwich Central School will continue full in-person learning despite the outbreak. Share WOOLWICH — The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention identified a COVID-19 outbreak at Woolwich Central School Tuesday, but the school will remain open for full in-person learning. “A school is given outbreak status if three or more positive COVID-19 cases are identified within fourteen days of each other,” Regional School Unit 1 Su...

Shah to older Mainers: After youve been vaccinated ... you should feel free to hug your grandkids again. Maine CDC Director Dr. Nirav Shah answered questions during a community forum Thursday hosted by the Lewiston Public Library. Author: Beth Brogan (NEWS CENTER Maine) Published: 2:49 PM EST January 21, 2021 Updated: 4:40 PM EST January 21, 2021 PORTLAND, Maine — Maine CDC director Dr. Nirav Shah said during a community forum on Thursday that o...

YORK BEACH, Maine — Long before she took an ownership stake in The Goldenrod, Patricia Abbott started out selling candy at the iconic seaside shop as a young woman. She and her family lived in Arlington, Massachusetts, but they spent their summers in Cape Neddick, so she landed a seasonal job at The Goldenrod, just as thousands of young people have done in the seven decades since. Pat kept coming back to work and ultimately made a lifelong career at the establishment known for its si...

A coyote captured in the region by Seattle Urban Carnivore Project camera traps. (Seattle Urban Carnivore Project) It’s no secret that Washington state is home to many charismatic carnivores — wolverines, bobcats, cougars and bears (oh my!). But it might come as a surprise that plenty of them live in our backyards, literally. For years, healthy populations of coyotes, raccoons, bobcats and otters all have resided within Seattle city limits, while cougars and black bears haunt the suburbs an...

Sunday Conversation: Raise Your Hand Texas advocates for public school funding FacebookTwitterEmail Dr. Robert Long III of Raise Your Hand Texas leads his organization in advocating for public schools.Courtesy of Raise Your Hand Texas Raise Your Hand Texas is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving public schools through funding and legislative change. As regional director for the organization, Dr. Robert Long, III leads the efforts to make sure public schools get as much funding and l...