Pause in J&J shots raises concerns about vaccine hesitancy in Maine
Worry mounts that a clotting problem with the Johnson & Johnson vaccine will increase reluctance, but some remain eager and glad to be inoculated.
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Brian Cirone of Windham had an appointment to get the Johnson & Johnson vaccine Tuesday morning but got a call about 45 minutes before his scheduled time telling him it was canceled. Cirone now has an appointment Monday to get the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine, but says he’d take the J&J shot if the federal government allowed it.
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The pause in Johnson & Johnson vaccinations in Maine on Tuesday caused many providers and patients to review and in some cases adjust their efforts to inoculate against COVID-19.
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Maine’s hospitals are experiencing more shortages of protective gear in the fight against COVID-19 than the national average, according to a federal report released Friday.
But hospital officials say it’s nowhere near a crisis.
Personal protective equipment, PPE, includes masks, gloves, booties and goggles, and helps keep health care workers safe from COVID-19 infections. According to a report by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Maine had 10 hospitals, representing 29 percent of its hospitals, reporting PPE supply shortages as of last week. The hospitals were not listed. The national average was 21 percent. In New England, 27 percent of hospitals reported shortages. Across the United States, a total of 1,052 hospitals said they did not have enough PPE.
Some Maine hospitals reporting shortage of protective gear
Worse than national average, 29 percent of state s hospitals need more equipment to keep workers safe.
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Maine’s hospitals are experiencing more shortages of protective gear in the fight against COVID-19 than the national average, according to a federal report released Friday.
But hospital officials say it’s nowhere near a crisis.
Personal protective equipment, PPE, includes masks, gloves, booties and goggles, and helps keep health care workers safe from COVID-19 infections. According to a report by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Maine had 10 hospitals, representing 29 percent of its hospitals, reporting PPE supply shortages as of last week. The hospitals were not listed. The national average was 21 percent. In New England, 27 percent of hospitals reported shortages. Across the United States, a total of 1,052 hospitals said they did not have enough PPE.
Building a library for all Maine students
Karen and Dan Cashman are the founders of Dirigo Reads. Their goal is to gift books to every Maine student, every month of their first grade school year. Author: Amanda Hill (NEWS CENTER Maine) Published: 8:00 AM EST January 18, 2021 Updated: 8:00 AM EST January 18, 2021
BANGOR, Maine According to Educate Maine s 2019 Education Indicators report, only about 36% of our 4th grade students are at or above proficiency in reading. While there are likely varying factors behind that number, it’s a percentage rate that continues through the 8th grade.
Two Maine parents are doing their part to change that; through a lofty goal of getting books into the hands of every Maine student, starting in the 1st grade.