Maine hospitals continue vaccine rollout while surge sets record

Skilled nursing homes plan to begin vaccinating residents and staff members on Monday.

U.S. negotiating purchase of more of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine

Pfizer was not closely involved with Operation Warp Speed, preferring to retain control over its own development and manufacturing.

For everyday Mainers, COVID-19 vaccines may still be months away

Who gets vaccinated when depends on factors including the supply and how quickly health care workers and people in nursing homes get inoculated.

Dentists could join state’s effort to vaccinate Mainers for COVID-19

The Maine Dental Association sent a letter to state health agencies offering the services of 765 dentists.

FDA confirms effectiveness, safety of Moderna vaccine

Hundreds more U.S. hospitals are gearing up to vaccinate their workers as federal health officials posted a positive review of a second COVID-19 shot.

What Mainers should know about the arrival of COVID-19 vaccines

Difficult ethical choices await Maine’s vaccine planners: Who goes first?

Hospital and nursing home administrators will pick the first vaccine recipients.

FDA says it ‘will rapidly work toward’ approval of Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine

When the FDA follows with an emergency authorization, the shots will start being moved to the states within 24 hours, according to officials at Operation Warp Speed.

Bishop urges Maine Catholics to receive COVID vaccine, allaying concerns about use of fetal tissue

Some Catholics have questioned whether they should be vaccinated if tissue from aborted fetuses was used to develop or test the COVID-19 vaccines.

Only half of Americans want shots as COVID-19 vaccine approval nears, poll shows

Many on the fence have safety concerns and want to see how the initial rollout fares – skepticism that could hinder the campaign against the scourge that has killed nearly 290,000 Americans.