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Abel Godfrin of Linneus is all smiles as he heads down Derby Hill Saturday as part of the 25th annual Moosestompers winter carnival in Houlton. (Joseph Cyr | Houlton Pioneer Times)
Abel Godfrin of Linneus is all smiles as he heads down Derby Hill Saturday as part of the 25th annual Moosestompers winter carnival in Houlton. (Joseph Cyr | Houlton Pioneer Times)
Moosestompers winter carnival offers family fun The 25th annual Moosestompers winter carnival celebration may have been missing a number of key attractions this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but that did not deter people from enjoying the elements just the same.
DECATUR â Danielle Heckwine, 34, arrived two hours before she could get a COVID-19 vaccination. âI was here at 10 oâclock,â she said.
Heckwine was the first one in line to receive the immunization on Wednesday afternoon during the Macon County Health Departmentâs Drive-Through COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic at an outbuilding on the Decatur Airport property.
âIâm an in-home health care aide. I take care of a elderly man,â Heckwine said. âI wanted the shot. I didnât want to take a chance.â
Wednesday afternoon was devoted to administering the first of two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to health care workers. Those getting vaccinated included doctors, nurses, respiratory technicians, dentists and hygienists, nursing assistants, assisted living facility staff, long-term care facility staff, group home staff, home caregivers, and EMS workers.
COVID-19 vaccines headed to hospitals
Rochelle Eiselt, Journal-Courier
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Passavant Area Hospital is expected to receive 440 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.Javier Zayas Photography
County health departments soon will provide the COVID-19 vaccine to Memorial Health System hospitals to administer to health care workers.
Memorial is expecting the vaccine to arrive this week, said Michael Leathers, media relations consultant for Memorial Medical Center. That still could change, though, he said.
As of Monday, Memorial Medical Center was expected to receive 350 doses of the vaccine, while Passavant Area Hospital was expected to receive 440, numbers that remained unchanged on Tuesday, Leathers said.