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Decorated in signs like âZero % is not a good faith negotiation,â a caravan of vehicles drives past Maui Memorial Medical Center on Monday afternoon in support of fair raises for health care workers. The union representing the workers said that Maui Health has proposed no increase in pay for the first year of the new contract, 1.25 percent in the second year and 1.25 percent in the third.
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WAILUKU Maui Health System workers are calling for fairer raises in the face of a proposed 0 percent increase in pay over the first year of their new contract.
Q: Should I still get tested for COVID after I get the vaccine? Michael Shea, MD, Intensivist & Chief Medical Director, Maui Health: If you have symptoms afte
Q: I’ve read that there can be side effects to the COVID-19 vaccine. What are they?
Michael Shea, MD, Intensivist & Chief Medical Director, Maui Health: The Food and Drug Administration has released the COVID-19 vaccines under an emergency use authorization, and the vaccines are being distributed across the country. Studies found that these vaccines are 94 to 95 percent effective at preventing COVID-19 after two doses.
Some people have reported minor, short-lived side effects from the vaccine. The most common reported side effect has been a reaction around the injection site, including pain, redness, warmth or mild swelling.
Other common side effects include short-term fatigue, headache and muscle pain. These symptoms are usually mild. A smaller number of people reported temporary chills or a low fever. Side effects tended to be worse after the second dose of the vaccine.
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Syringes are shown during a vaccination clinic at Maui Memorial Medical Center on Thursday. The hospital’s clinic is the only site on Maui currently taking new registrations from the public, but it may have to temporarily close Sunday afternoon if it doesn’t receive more doses today, officials said. The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photo
Maui’s only vaccination clinic taking new registrations announced Saturday it will have to close for a week due to a shortage of Pfizer-BioNTech doses that were slated to come from the state.
Maui Health, which oversees Maui Memorial Medical Center’s vaccination clinic, announced Saturday afternoon that it will close to first vaccinations that were scheduled Sunday through Feb. 7.
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Doris Christenson receives her COVID-19 vaccination from Maui Memorial Medical Center RN Randi Casco Thursday afternoon at the hospital. Doris and her husband, Floyd Christenson, the founders of Mamaâs Fish House, both were vaccinated. Asked what advice she would give to people who are leery of the shot, Doris Christenson said, âI would tell them, by all means, do it.â â The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photo
WAILUKU Maui’s only community vaccination clinic may have to temporarily close Sunday afternoon if more Pfizer-BioNTech doses are not received today.
Maui Health System CEO Mike Rembis said he spent Friday morning placing urgent calls, seeking at least 975 doses to last through the weekend at Maui Memorial Medical Center’s vaccination clinic, the sole site currently accepting new registrants. There was no final decision as of Friday night.