The Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) announced today that the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) is preparing to place its order for first doses of Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccine and single doses of Johnson and Johnson vaccine, for 45,200 people for the week of March 29. This is an increase of 10,010 doses, not counting doses controlled by the Federal government sent directly to certain pharmacies and clinics.
MDI Hospital is scheduled to receive 500 new doses of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine and 100 new doses of Moderna for the week of March 29. The State of Maine releases information on its weekly dose order on Thursday afternoons. Click here to view the State’s weekly COVID-19 vaccine distribution list for March 25. Vaccination sites continue to receive and administer the second dose for individuals vaccinated with the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines through a separate distribution process.
Mount Desert Island Hospital is preparing to launch a new online COVID-19 vaccine registration portal for eligible Maine residents. The portal will go live on MDI Hospital’s COVID-19 vaccine webpage on Friday, March 26 at 1 pm.