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Maine's fight against the coronavirus to shift gears next week with opening of mass vaccine sites

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AdvertisementMaine's fight against the coronavirus to shift gears next week with opening of mass vaccine sitesHide TranscriptShow TranscriptONE VACCINE SITE AS IT'S BEING READIED FOR SOMETIME NEXT. THE RACE IS ON TO VACCINATE AS MANY MAINERS ARE POSSIBLE - AT THE FORMER HORSE RACING TRACK - SCARBOROUGH DOWNS - THE OLD GRANDSTAND - IS BEING TURNED INTO A MASS VACCINE CLINIC. PATIENTS COULD BE COMING HERE FOR THEIR COVID- 19 SHOTS MID- WEEK, NEXT WEEK. MAINE HEALTH IS RUNNING THE SHOW - THE SIGNS ARE UP...CONTRACTORS ARE SETTING UP THE FACILITIES INSIDE.. RIGHT OUT OF THE GATE, THE NUMBERS WILL NOT BE IMPRESSIVE BECAUSE OF VACCINE SUPPLIES BEING WHAT THEY ARE RIGHT NOW - BUT AS MORE DOSES COME TO MAINE - THEY EXPECT TO VACCINATE AS MANY AS ONE- THOUSAND PEOPLE EACH DAY. IN PORTLAND - THE EXPO BUILDING - USED AS A SPORTS AREA...ALSO HOUSED AREA...ALSO HOUSED ASYLUM SEEKERS - WILL BE ANOTHER MASS VACCINE CLINIC - SOMETIME SOON.  "BUT I THINK RIGHT NOW IT'S JUST FINAL PLANNING STAGES FROM THE CDC ABOUT WHO CAN OPERATE, WHO CAN STAFF IT AND AGAIN THEY'RE WAITING FOR THOSE DOSES RIGHT BECAUSE IT'S ALL DEPENDENT ON HOW MANY VACCINES ARE AVAILABLE AND WHEN WE CAN GET THEM OUT TO THE OTHER FOLKS IN THE ADDITIONAL PHASES."  "MAINE HEALTH WOULD NOT SAY EXACTLY WHAT DAY THE SCARBOROUGH DOWNS SITE WILL OPEN UP - ONLY THAT IT'S SOMETIME NEXT WEEK AND YOU HAVE REGISTER FIRST, SOAdvertisementMaine's fight against the coronavirus to shift gears next week with opening of mass vaccine sitesThe vaccination rollout in Maine is about to shift gears as the state prepares to open several mass vaccine sites next week.One of those sites is the former Scarborough Downs, where crews are racing to set up clinical workspaces and refrigeration rooms to be able to store the vaccines. Officials hope to eventually vaccinate 1,000 people a day at the site, although people must register in order to get one.Another mass vaccine site is being set up at the Expo Building in Portland."Hopefully that is going to be a resource for folks in the very near future," said Portland City Spokesperson Jessica Grondin, who could not say exactly when the site will open or how many people it could vaccinate in a day.Grondin said the city is working with the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention to iron out all of the details."(The CDC) is waiting for those doses right because it's all dependent on how many vaccines are available and when we can get them out to the other folks in the additional phases," Grondin said.In the meantime, Grondin said people should refer to a city website, called "Stay The Course," for updates about the vaccine clinic.The vaccination rollout in Maine is about to shift gears as the state prepares to open several mass vaccine sites next week.One of those sites is the former Scarborough Downs, where crews are racing to set up clinical workspaces and refrigeration rooms to be able to store the vaccines. Officials hope to eventually vaccinate 1,000 people a day at the site, although people must register in order to get one.AdvertisementAnother mass vaccine site is being set up at the Expo Building in Portland."Hopefully that is going to be a resource for folks in the very near future," said Portland City Spokesperson Jessica Grondin, who could not say exactly when the site will open or how many people it could vaccinate in a day.Grondin said the city is working with the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention to iron out all of the details."(The CDC) is waiting for those doses right because it's all dependent on how many vaccines are available and when we can get them out to the other folks in the additional phases," Grondin said.In the meantime, Grondin said people should , called "Stay The Course," for updates about the vaccine clinic.Loading more articles...

AdvertisementMaine's fight against the coronavirus to shift gears next week with opening of mass vaccine sitesHide TranscriptShow TranscriptONE VACCINE SITE AS IT'S BEING READIED FOR SOMETIME NEXT. THE RACE IS ON TO VACCINATE AS MANY MAINERS ARE POSSIBLE - AT THE FORMER HORSE RACING TRACK - SCARBOROUGH DOWNS - THE OLD GRANDSTAND - IS BEING TURNED INTO A MASS VACCINE CLINIC. PATIENTS COULD BE COMING HERE FOR THEIR COVID- 19 SHOTS MID- WEEK, NEXT WEEK. MAINE HEALTH IS RUNNING THE SHOW - THE SIGNS ARE UP...CONTRACTORS ARE SETTING UP THE FACILITIES INSIDE.. RIGHT OUT OF THE GATE, THE NUMBERS...

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