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Nursing homes still wait for more vaccine, which could be coming Maine public health officials move to provide vaccine to long-term care facilities left without allocations while having new residents who are unvaccinated. Share Maine made some progress Monday in addressing the lack of COVID-19 vaccine allocated to long-term care facilities in the wake of the federal pharmacy program that prioritized nursing homes and assisted-living facilities at the start of the vaccine rollout. Additional vaccine could be available to long-term care facilities as soon as next week, according to the Maine C...

Maine takes vaccinations to seniors in independent living facilities Nearly 70 small clinics will be held this week for older Mainers who might face challenges getting to vaccination site. Share Millie Hawkins, 101, is scheduled to receive her second dose of a COVID-19 vaccination in mid-March. She is a resident of Millbrook Estates senior living in Westbrook. Derek Davis/Staff Photographer Many Maine seniors living in independent living apartments can’t drive or easily get a ride to a COVID-19 vaccination site. Others might find it challenging to navigate online registration or deal wit...

State of Maine COVID-19 Response My Administration has sought to do its part to protect the lives and livelihoods of Maine people. With help from the Maine Legislature last spring, we began rallying the forces necessary to help people who were suffering job losses, to get food to school children and to build out our team of health professionals to protect Maine families from this dangerous virus. My Administration implemented public health and safety measures, dialing them up and then scaling them down when we believed the circumstances demanded it. We directed people to wear masks in public,...

In a prerecorded address, Gov. Janet Mills praises Mainers for their perseverance during the pandemic and outlines the priorities of her 2-year budget proposal.

Gov. Janet Mills delivered her State of the Budget address Tuesday night — not in person as is customary but in a video presented to lawmakers, due to the