© 2022 Maine PublicPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsEven before the coronavirus pandemic battered Maine, nurses at the state’s largest hospital, Maine Medical Center in Portland, had started working to form a union to give them more of a say in the high-level decisions affecting them and their patients. Their efforts only accelerated as virus cases surged last spring and this winter, sending hundreds of sick Mainers through Maine Med’s doors — and forcing the hospital to make many major decisions about staffing, resources and protocols. Now, the hospital’s more than...…© 2022 Maine PublicPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsEven before the coronavirus pandemic battered Maine, nurses at the state’s largest hospital, Maine Medical Center in Portland, had started working to form a union to give them more of a say in the high-level decisions affecting them and their patients. Their efforts only accelerated as virus cases surged last spring and this winter, sending hundreds of sick Mainers through Maine Med’s doors — and forcing the hospital to make many major decisions about staffing, resources and protocols. Now, the hospital’s more than...WW…

© 2022 Maine PublicPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsMaine is entering a new stage in the coronavirus vaccine rollout, with two large sites in Scarborough and Bangor expected to start offering shots soon to members of the public who are at least 70 years old.That’s after most of the early shots went to health care workers and residents of long-term care facilities.But while those two mass vaccination sites will streamline the process for many older Mainers hoping to get inoculated in the coming weeks, the flood gates still won’t be open for many others who are seeking their...…© 2022 Maine PublicPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsMaine is entering a new stage in the coronavirus vaccine rollout, with two large sites in Scarborough and Bangor expected to start offering shots soon to members of the public who are at least 70 years old.That’s after most of the early shots went to health care workers and residents of long-term care facilities.But while those two mass vaccination sites will streamline the process for many older Mainers hoping to get inoculated in the coming weeks, the flood gates still won’t be open for many others who are seeking their...WW…