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Claire McDonough, pharmacy operations manager at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, unpacks some of the first doses of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine to arrive on Maine on Monday. Photo courtesy of Central Maine Healthcare
The first shipments of a new COVID-19 vaccine started to arrive in Maine on Monday.
The vaccine was developed by Moderna and approved last week by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Sixty vials containing a total of 600 doses arrived at Central Maine Medical Center shortly before 10 a.m., said Ann Kim, hospital spokeswoman.
Maine is expecting to receive 24,200 doses of the Moderna vaccine this week, as well as 4,875 doses of the Pfizer vaccine, enough to vaccinate 29,075 front-line health care workers.