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After administering 39,000 shots, York County vaccine center closes
While the Sanford site is closed, York County Emergency Management Agency Director Art Cleaves said the county has a standby team ready if there is a demand for vaccines at businesses, schools or other venues.
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York County employees pack up chairs from the county mass vaccine clinic in Sanford on Wednesday, June 30. The clinic administered its last shots the previous evening. From the day it opened on March 2 to June 29, more than 39,000 shots had been administered, officials said.
Tammy Wells Photo
SANFORD After administering an estimated 39,000 COVID-19 vaccination shots since its official opening March 2, the York County mass vaccine clinic in Sanford has closed its doors but those at the helm of the operation say there is a vaccination team on standby should there be demand.
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Volunteers welcome and needed at Sanford vaccine clinic, organizers say
Here s what I observed when I volunteered for a few hours last week, along with some perspective from others. It s fun, positive, and I ll do it again.
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Volunteers are needed at the mass vaccine clinic operated by MaineHealth and York County government at the Center for Shopping in Sanford, and a link to sign up is in the accompanying column. Here, Wells Police Chief Jo-Ann Putnam, volunteering at the site, chats with Elizabeth Martin of Berwick, who stopped by for her vaccine jab.
Tammy Wells Photo