PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Maine is working to get more COVID-19 vaccines into small and independent pharmacies in the state.

Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Nirav Shah said nearly a third of the residents of the state have received at least their first dose of the vaccine. He said Tuesday that the state is working to “chart a course for independent pharmacies here in Maine” to participate more in the rollout via long-term care facilities and their own storefronts.

“For a lot of Maine communities, the independent pharmacies are the most trusted source in town,” Shah said. “We’re working to get them vaccines.”