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ROCKPORT and BELFAST Pen Bay Medical Center and Waldo County General Hospital, the two MaineHealth hospitals serving communities in Knox and Waldo counties, administered the first vaccinations for COVID-19 to its front-line caregivers Tuesday, Dec. 22. Hours after the arrival of the Moderna vaccine at its hospitals, PBMC and WCGH began inoculating team members who provide direct care to patients infected with the coronavirus. Among the first to be vaccinated were Diane Hynes, RN, a charge nurse in the PBMC Emergency Department, and Beth Eldridge, RN, a nurse in the Surgical Services Department at WCGH. “I am so grateful to the scientists who worked countless hours to develop these vaccines,” Hynes said, in a news release. “I am filled with hope for our future.” ....