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The Maine CDC says a Maine child has died from influenza, for the first time since early 2020.

The town has partnered with nearby Redington-Fairview General Hospital to offer influenza and COVID-19 immunizations at the polling site.

increase font size Walgreens in Sanford gave deactivated Pfizer vaccine doses People who received the vaccine are being contacted to return for an active dose, the pharmacy chain says. Share The Walgreens pharmacy in Sanford gave deactivated doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to some members of the public in the past week, the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention said Saturday. The vaccines are usually diluted with saline solution before injection, but health workers in Sanford accidentally used “sterile water,” which renders the dose ineffective. People who received the dea...

Sanford Walgreen’s gave deactivated Pfizer vaccine doses People who received the deactivated vaccine are being contacted to return for an active dose. Share A Sanford Walgreen’s gave deactivated doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to the public in the past week, the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention said Saturday. The vaccines are usually diluted with saline solution before injection, but health workers in Sanford accidentally used “sterile water,” which renders the dose ineffective. People who received the deactivated vaccine are being contacted to return for an active do...

Vaccine shuffle all across Maine sends doses where they’re needed In ‘a big chess game’ behind the scenes, health care providers and state epidemiologists are constantly moving thousands of doses from clinic to clinic, so the COVID-19 vaccine supply meets demand. Share Brian Marden, senior director of pharmacy for Maine Medical Center, carries a cooler containing 550 doses of Johnson & Johnson vaccine from his car to MaineHealth’s vaccination clinic at Scarborough Downs on Friday. The delivery was one of many that he and other health care workers throughout the state have made to ens...