Maine residents will be issued cards to simplify the process of getting vaccinated for coronavirus after they receive the first shot.
The state began a rollout of the vaccine this week and it is expected to take months. Hundreds of health care workers have been vaccinated so far.
A day after Maine hospitals began providing the first Pfizer vaccines to health care workers, the state topped 500 new daily COVID-19 infections for the first time during the pandemic on Wednesday.
The coronavirus vaccine that is becoming available is a two-shot series.
Maine Center for Disease Control Director Dr. Nirvav Shah says people who receive the vaccine will receive a card that reminds them when they were vaccinated, as well as where and when they need to return for a second shot.
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