News Feature
Originally published in
Castine Patriot, April 1, 2021
and Island Ad-Vantages, April 1, 2021
and The Weekly Packet, April 1, 2021
COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics
COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics
Monday, 4/5 and Wednesday, 4/7
Ellsworth
Northern Light Vaccination Clinic: Make an appointment for Northern Light at covid.northernlighthealth.org/publicvaccine or call 204-8551.
Monday, 4/5 and Wednesday, 4/7
Blue Hill
Northern Light Blue Hill Hospital: Make an appointment for Northern Light at covid.northernlighthealth.org/publicvaccine or call 204-8551.
Wednesday, 4/7
Stonington
Vaccination Clinic: Call town office to get on list, at Island Community Center, for people 50 and older, 367-2351. Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
Wednesday, 4/12
Stonington
Vaccination Clinic: For second shot. Call 367-2351.
Wednesday, 4/21
Sedgwick
Vaccination Clinic: Open to Maine residents 50 and older, at Ridge Rd. Fire Station, michael@sheyo.com, 266-1577.
Additional information on how to get vaccinated
Retail pharmacies
Hannaford: hannaford.com/pharmacy/covid-19-vaccine
Shaw’s: shaws.com/COVID-19
Walgreens: Walgreens.com/ScheduleVaccine or call 1-800-Walgreens
Walmart: walmart.com/COVIDvaccine
How to find a place to get vaccinated
Type mainecovidvaccine into a search engine or maine.gov/covid19/vaccines
When can people between 16 and 49 get vaccinated?
Beginning Monday, April 19, all Maine residents age 16 and older will eligible for vaccination. However, only the Pfizer vaccine has been approved for people 16 and older. The Johnson & Johnson and Moderna vaccines have only been approved for people 18 and older.
If you can’t register online
Call 888-445-4111 for the Community Vaccination Line.
If you need a ride
Maine’s Department of Health and Human Services can find you a ride. Call 855-608-5172 from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. at least 48 hours before the appointment.