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Mobile Vaccination Unit | FEMA

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Mobile Vaccination Unit | FEMA

 

Kristen  Binau, Emergency Management Specialist with FEMA, speaks to us about how Mills Administration, FEMA Partner on Mobile Vaccination Unit to Provide COVID-19 Vaccines to Rural, Under-Served Communities Across Maine.

Appointments are required to receive a vaccination at the MVU. State, county, and local partners – including municipalities and community-based organizations – are coordinating outreach to local Maine residents, particularly high-risk and vulnerable residents, in each of the host communities to assist with scheduling appointments for locals. To check appointment availability at the Oxford Casino site, Oxford County residents may call the State’s Community Vaccination Line at 1-888-445-4111. Information on scheduling appointments at the other stops will become available on the state vaccination website in the coming days. https://www.maine.gov/covid19/vaccines

 

 

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