Published April 19. 2021 1:11AM | Updated April 19. 2021 1:12AM
Associated Press
Half of Maine s population of age 16 and up has received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, Gov. Janet Mills said Sunday.
That amount includes 38% of eligible residents who received their final dose, Mills said in a news release.
“We’re now approaching 1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine administered into the arms of Maine people, a remarkable achievement made possible through our collaboration with health care providers, volunteers, and countless others throughout the state,” said Jeanne Lambrew, commissioner of the Maine Department of Health and Human Services. “
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported Sunday that the state has been the site of more than 57,000 cases of the virus and 765 deaths, including one new one, and more than 400 infections.
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Around the state, the education experience has been completely altered by the pandemic. So, to help return schools to normal, some vaccine efforts are focusing on students 16 and older.
Central Connecticut State University is among those bringing the vaccine to its student body, with an on-campus vaccination event Sunday.
“I think it’s necessary because it will help everyone stay safe so that campus can kind of return to normal,” said CCSU freshman Rachel Breault.
The university said it hopes to vaccinate 800 preregistered students, each receiving the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine. Among those registered is freshman Adelina Rodriguez, who said the pandemic has made university life rather dull.