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Lanai, Molokai, Hana closer to herd immunity | News, Sports, Jobs


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A drive-thru vaccine clinic is conducted on Lanai. County and state officials say that Maui County, especially rural areas, has made “great progress” on vaccines, with Lanai, Molokai and Hana nearing herd immunity, according to the mayor. MAUI HEALTH photo
Once lagging behind the rest of the state, Maui County has caught up in administering COVID-19 vaccines, with rural areas such as Lanai, Molokai and Hana nearing herd immunity, Mayor Michael Victorino said.
As of Thursday, 49 percent of Maui County’s population over 18 had received at least one dose of the vaccine, second to Kauai County’s state-leading 57 percent. Hawaii County is at 47 percent, while Honolulu County is at 43 percent. ....

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Maui Health plans to ramp up vaccine appointments | News, Sports, Jobs


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University of Hawaii Maui College graduate nurse Jaime Ferreira asks Helen Nelson a few health screening questions before administering a dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine Wednesday afternoon at the Maui Health satellite clinic in the Kaiser Permanente Kihei Clinic at Azeka Shopping Center. The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photos
With the arrival of extra vaccines, increased capacity at a new clinic and rescheduled appointments nearly completed, Maui Health is looking to ramp up new first-dose appointments to 3,000 next week and 4,000 the week after.
Spokeswoman Tracy Dallarda said that Maui Health is finishing “the last batch of about 1,000” of the 5,000 people whose appointments had to be rescheduled after clinics closed in January due to a shortage of the vaccine. ....

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