Maine reaches 1,000 COVID-19 vaccinations

AUGUSTA, Maine (WABI) - Dr. Nirav Shah with the Maine CDC announced that Thursday morning that Maine has vaccinated its first 1,000 people.

In a tweet Dr. Shah wrote “As of this morning, 989 Maine people had received their first dose of #COVID19 #vaccine. By the time you read this, that number will likely be over 1000. We are off to a good start.”

As of this morning, 989 Maine people had received their first dose of #COVID19 #vaccine. By the time you read this, that number will likely be over 1000. We are off to a good start.

But this news comes on a day with 590 new cases and 9 additional deaths.
— Nirav D. Shah (@nirav_mainecdc) December 17, 2020

We will continue to update those numbers as information becomes available.

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