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Quynh Tran, a clinical pharmacist from The Public Health Commission Corps, prepares a vial of Moderna vaccine on Tuesday, April 13, 2021, at a mobile vaccination unit currently stationed at the Oxford Casino, in Oxford, Maine. The clinic pivoted to administering the Moderna vaccine after the Johnson & Johnson vaccines were paused with guidance from the Center for Disease Control. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal via AP)
Half of Maine’s population of age 16 and up has received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, Gov. Janet Mills said Sunday.
That amount includes 38% of eligible residents who received their final dose, Mills said in a news release.
Given that the plaza s buses, operated by the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority, are heavily used by riders of color, opponents have found the plan all the more troubling. Keys called the situation deplorable. They removed Providence Plantations from the name, but they’re still treating us like we’re in the plantation, said Keys. I think that’s the best way to say it.
Jairson Ascencao, a rider who showed up to the rally, took the megaphone once the marching was through to deliver a candid message about what he described as an effort to shoo away the city s homeless and poor.
Vaccine milestones reached in Maine and Massachusetts
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Half of Maine’s population of age 16 and up has received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, Gov. Janet Mills said Sunday.
That amount includes 38% of eligible residents who received their final dose, Mills said in a news release.
“We’re now approaching 1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine administered into the arms of Maine people, a remarkable achievement made possible through our collaboration with health care providers, volunteers, and countless others throughout the state,” said Jeanne Lambrew, commissioner of the Maine Department of Health and Human Services. “
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All Vermonters age 16 and up â in other words, all remaining eligible age groups â will be able to make appointments for the COVID-9 vaccine beginning at 6 a.m. Monday, the state has announced.
Vermonters ages 16, 17 and 18 were allowed to make appointments beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday, allowing them greater opportunity to get appointments for the Pfizer vaccine, which is the only vaccine they can receive, the state said. Eighteen-year-olds can get Pfizer or Moderna, but were included in the group since many are high school seniors, officials said.
âAs you know, Iâve made getting kids back into school a priority,â Gov. Phil Scott said Friday. âThis step will help give those kids the opportunity to register for Pfizer doses a bit earlier, which is their only vaccine option at this time, and possibly enjoy the end of the school year in a more normal way.â