New COVID-19 Helpline Launched in Maine

There is a new COVID-19 vaccine helpline that now available for Mainers. It is there to help those having trouble signing up online or other legit problems. For example…someone who does not have internet access or trouble with the website will be facing a transportation issue or maybe a language barrier.

It is not a way to cut the line.

It is if there is a legit issue or barrier to getting through the signup process. The number is 1-888-445-4111.

The Maine CDC is also working on a registration website according to WABI. The Maine CDC is also working on a registration website for the COVID vaccine but they better hurry, it sure seems like Maine is getting the hang of this and new sites are now popping up around the state, and from what I read and hear are going fairly smoothly.

Right now there is a lot of information about the current clinics on this listing from Maine.gov and there seems like new ones are opening all over the state each week. Mainers 60 and older can sign up now, 50 and over as of April 1 (no joke), and on May 1 it will be open to all Maine adults.

If you want to just catch up on what Maine has been doing, what the current rules are for travel, or find out more the Maine CDC has dedicated part of their website to the subject.

If you are like me and like to get a little geeky and see the number and how Maine compares to other states and what is happening in the world I have two websites for you to check out. The first is also from the Maine CDC and you can see things by date, county, age, race, and nationally. The second is from a site called WorldMeters.info and lets you sort data in different ways. My choice is cases based on one million population. Very interesting stuff, my friends!

LOOK: Answers to 30 common COVID-19 vaccine questions

While much is still unknown about the coronavirus and the future, what is known is that the currently available vaccines have gone through all three trial phases and are safe and effective. It will be necessary for as many Americans as possible to be vaccinated in order to finally return to some level of pre-pandemic normalcy, and hopefully these 30 answers provided here will help readers get vaccinated as soon they are able.

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Stacker used data from the 2020 County Health Rankings to rank every state's average life expectancy from lowest to highest. The 2020 County Health Rankings values were calculated using mortality counts from the 2016-2018 National Center for Health Statistics. The U.S. Census 2019 American Community Survey and America's Health Rankings Senior Report 2019 data were also used to provide demographics on the senior population of each state and the state's rank on senior health care, respectively.

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