Central Maine hospitals receive hundreds of doses of Moderna vaccine for COVID-19
Officials at hospitals in Skowhegan, Augusta and Pittsfield reported receiving shipments Tuesday of the Moderna vaccine and planned to begin inoculating health care workers on Wednesday.
Redington-Fairview General Hospital, shown Tuesday in Skowhegan, has received a shipment of the Moderna vaccine for COVID-19.
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Frontline workers at Redington-Fairview General Hospital in Skowhegan will be receiving the first of two doses of the Moderna vaccine for COVID-19 on Wednesday morning after shipments arrived.
Lisa Caswell, director of pharmacy at Redington-Fairview, confirmed on Tuesday that the hospital would be receiving 500 doses of the vaccine and will be offered to front-line workers. The shipment comes as the coronavirus vaccines continue to be distributed to health care workers across Maine.
Pittsfield hospital staff celebrate arrival of COVID-19 vaccine
“This is a very exciting day for all of us because the vaccine brings hope,” Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital president Terri Vieira said. Author: Gabrielle Mannino (NEWS CENTER Maine) Published: 4:25 PM EST December 22, 2020 Updated: 12:14 PM EST December 24, 2020
PITTSFIELD, Maine The arrival of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday at Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital in Pittsfield brought with it hope and celebration a welcomed change from what front line health care workers have endured throughout the pandemic.
“This is a very exciting day for all of us because the vaccine brings hope,” hospital president Terri Vieira said. “It marks a big boost in our efforts to combat COVID-19.