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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.
Frontline health care workers open to receiving COVID-19 vaccination
Workers say they are excited and ready to get vaccinated against the highly contagious virus.
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As a veteran registered nurse, Mary Beth Gagne knows that providing an example can play a role in successful medical treatment.
For Gagne, 61, that is one key reason – along with personal safety – that she will be ready to receive the new COVID-19 vaccine when it’s her turn.
“People look to nurses. They need to know I support the vaccine. But it’s not a magic bullet,” said Gagne, who lives in Auburn. She has been a registered nurse for 41 years and is currently a pediatric home health nurse employed by MaineHealth Care at Home.
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As a veteran registered nurse, Mary Beth Gagne knows that providing an example can play a role in successful medical treatment.
For Gagne, 61, that is one key reason – along with personal safety – that she will be ready to receive the new COVID-19 vaccine when it’s her turn.
“People look to nurses. They need to know I support the vaccine. But it’s not a magic bullet,” said Gagne, who lives in Auburn. She has been a registered nurse for 41 years and is currently a pediatric home health nurse employed by MaineHealth Care at Home.
Mary Beth Gagne of Auburn, who works as a pediatric home health nurse for MaineHealth, says she’s looking forward to getting the vaccine, partly because of the example she’ll be setting for other people. “People look to nurses. They need to know I support the vaccine. But it’s not a magic bullet,” Gagne said Monday.