Mobile COVID-19 vaccination unit to help vaccinate Mainers in rural, underserved areas Share Updated: 2:04 PM EDT Apr 6, 2021 Coronavirus Vaccine Share Updated: 2:04 PM EDT Apr 6, 2021 The state and the Federal Emergency Management Agency announced Tuesday a partnership that will bring a mobile COVID-19 vaccination unit to rural or underserved parts of Maine.The mobile vaccination unit is only the second of its kind in New England, according to Gov. Janet Mills.It will begin offering vaccines on April 12 and will travel to 11 locations across the state over the next two months.The MVU is expected to vaccinate at least 250 people per day, utilizing the one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine in order to maximize efficiency.“The clinic will complement our existing vaccination efforts well and allow people in rural communities to more easily get the vaccine, protecting their health and that of their loved ones and helping us to win the fight against CO
State, feds to launch mobile COVID-19 vaccination unit
Beginning Monday at the Oxford Casino, a new mobile vaccination unit will offer the one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine in 11 rural or under-served Maine communities Author: Beth Brogan (NEWS CENTER Maine) Published: 2:32 PM EDT April 6, 2021 Updated: 2:32 PM EDT April 6, 2021
AUGUSTA, Maine Rural Mainers and those in underserved communities will soon find the COVID-19 vaccine closer to home thanks to a new mobile vaccination unit.
Beginning Monday at the Oxford Casino and then traveling throughout the state, the mobile vaccination unit is slated to provide the Johnson & Johnson one-shot vaccine to as many as 250 people a day.