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	Podcast:		Maine Things Considered
	Episode:		Maine CDC Announces Start Of Next Vaccination Phase As State Adds 5 Deaths, 386 COVID-19 Cases
	Category:		Government & Organizations
	Duration:		00:03:26
	Publish Date:		2021-01-19 07:46:16
	Description:		COVID-19 vaccinations for people 70 and older are underway in Maine, marking the beginning stages of Phase 1B of the state’s vaccination plan. But demand for vaccines is far outstripping the state’s supply. MaineHealth began taking appointments for people 70 and older this week, and Chief Health Improvement Officer, Dr. Dora Mills, says their call center was flooded with requests. On Monday, she says, 18,000 people tried to get a slot. “Actually, I understand we had about 70,000 calls,” she says, “but they were from about 18,000 people.” Of those 18,000 people, just 1,800 were able to get through and schedule appointments. That number has since grown to 5,000, and the health system opened its first clinics at Franklin Community Health Network in Farmington and Mid Coast-Parkview Health in Brunswick on Tuesday. Other locations will open clinics over the next week or so. Northern Light Health began scheduling appointments at a few locations Monday night. A spokesperson says the health
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