Vaccination clinic aimed at refugees, immigrants
PORTLAND
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A vaccination clinic is targeting refugees and new immigrants, and aims to remove barriers to getting a dose.
Language support will be available and transportation is provided by Maine Association for New Americans for the clinic Monday outside of Catholic Charities Refugee & Immigration Services.
Though it s aimed at “new Mainers,” the walk-in clinic is available to everyone who has not yet had the COVID-19 vaccine. Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson vaccines will be available.
The clinic is sponsored by Catholic Charities, Northern Light Health and Hope Acts, which provides transitional housing for asylum seekers.
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Vaccinations begin to slow; Indian variant found in Maine
PORTLANDMay 17, 2021 GMT
The number of COVID-19 vaccinations provided each day in Maine is continuing to slow.
The state averaged 8,411 shots per day for the week that ended Saturday, which was a decline from 9,504 the previous week even though eligibility expanded to youths between the ages of 12 and 15, according to the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
It was the fifth weekly decline for vaccinations in Maine, and marked the lowest the daily average since February.
Even though vaccinations have slowed, Maine still ranks tops among all states in percentage of fully vaccinated residents.