AUGUSTA, Maine – Maintainers older than 70 can now make appointments for COVID-19 vaccinations in 18 states across the country, the Maine Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Monday, though availability will be limited based on the provision of the vaccine.
The announcement follows last week’s news that Maine will begin phase 1B vaccination, which is the first vaccination for people over 70. Individuals between the ages of 65 and 69, people with certain pre-existing health conditions and a few essential workers will be eligible later. in the phase.
The 18 sites announced Monday are all hospitals and are located in 11 of the state’s 16 provinces. The counties of Kennebec, Lincoln, Piscataquis, Somerset and Washington are the five that do not have sites. The state said additional sites will be announced in the coming weeks.
A complete list of sites is available on the Maine CDC Web site. Residents over 70 can make an appointment for a vaccination online or by phone or text message, depending on the location.
Maine hopes to complete Phase 1B by April, but federal supply problems are still a major issue facing states. The news emerged last week that there was no reserve vaccine that President Donald Trump’s government promised to release, prompting Nirav Shah, director of the Maine CDC, to say that it was the rise of can delay the vaccine from the state.