With case numbers holding steady near 200, Gov. Janet Mills worries that Mainers will let their guard down as spring nears.
Joe Lawlor
Staff Writer
Joe Lawlor writes about health and human services for the Press Herald. A 24-year newspaper veteran, Lawlor has worked in Ohio, Michigan and Virginia before relocating to Maine in 2013 to join the Press Herald. He is still considered “from away” but since then, he has learned what a “dooryard” is, eaten “whoopie pies” drank Moxie and boiled some “lobstahs.” The stories he enjoys most are when he learns something and meeting inspiring people.
He lives in South Portland - aka “SoPo” - with his wife, Melanie, and two school-age children.
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Maine changes vaccination plan to comply with Biden directive
The state will have to gear up a much larger vaccination effort as it expands eligibility for all age groups beginning May 1, as the president called for.
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Maine setting new records for ‘shots in arms’
Maine’s vaccine clinics gave a record 17,651 doses on Wednesday, and the state is again among the nation’s most efficient at delivering inoculations.
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Modest increases in vaccine due for next 2 weeks, with a big boost expected by end of March
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Summer in Maine just might be close to ‘normal’ this year
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Hannaford Supermarkets to offer COVID-19 vaccine this week as mass vaccination sites open
Maine is reporting 182 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday amid concerns that cases might be plateauing rather than continuing to decline.
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State opening 2 mass vaccination clinics in southern Maine as supply grows to 55,000 doses this week
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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.
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Maine’s vaccination plan lacks detail of other New England states’ plans
State health officials report 142 new cases of COVID-19 and 2 more deaths, continuing what has been a downward trend as attention shifts to vaccinations.