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Maine hospitals and health care providers hesitate on staff vaccination mandate
Several hospitals and other providers say they are still considering vaccine requirements for staff, amid calls for mandatory inoculation by national groups and some states.
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Kayla Mitchell, 31, a registered nurse who works in the Maine Medical Center s COVID-19 intensive care unit, receives the hospital s first dose from Dr. Christina DeMatteo on Dec. 15, 2020. Derek Davis/Staff Photographer
Hospitals and other health care providers in Maine are weighing whether to mandate COVID-19 vaccines for employees amid a push from national organizations representing doctors, nurses and other health workers.
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Vaccine supplies trickling down to small Maine medical practices
The Maine CDC distributed 400 doses of Johnson & Johnson vaccine to 4 independent primary care practices around the state this week but won t be able to ship any next week because of reduced supply.
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Adam and Sarah Tinker of Brunswick hold hands in their car Thursday moments after Sarah received a vaccination and just before Adam received his during a small-scale drive-thru clinic at Wiscasset Family Medicine.
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After months of pleading for doses, a handful of smaller, independent doctor’s offices received batches of COVID-19 vaccine this week as state officials consider tapping more primary care physicians to inoculate their patients.
Primary care doctors say they’re left out of vaccination efforts
Physicians not affiliated with hospitals or major health organizations say their patients are scared – and asking questions their caregivers can t answer.
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Dr. Cortney Linville at the practice she owns, Wiscasset Family Medicine on Thursday, January 21, 2021. Dr. Linville said that her practice, other private practices in the state, have been given no indication whether or not they will be receiving COVID-19 vaccines to administer to their patients. The office got 500 calls on Tuesday after the state made an announcement about mass vaccinations. “We have zero information to give people,” Linville said. Staff photo by Brianna Soukup