COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Eligibility Now Available to All Maine Adults

Maine Department of Health & Human Services sent this bulletin at 11/18/2021 08:56 AM EST

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Governor Mills Expands COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Eligibility to All Maine Adults

Governor Janet Mills announced on Wednesday, November 17, 2021 that, effective immediately, all Maine adults age 18 and older are eligible to receive a COVID-19 booster shot, regardless of underlying medical condition. This expansion of booster eligibility will protect the health of Maine people, limit transmission of the deadly Delta variant, and preserve our health care system's capacity which is now overburdened because of a sustained surge of COVID-19 cases. Because of this surge, particularly among unvaccinated individuals, the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention has determined that all Maine residents live or work in high-risk settings, justifying the expansion of booster eligibility.

Effective immediately, people ages 18 and over may receive a booster shot in Maine if:

They completed the two-dose Pfizer or Moderna vaccine series at least six months ago; OR
They received the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine at least two months age

Please contact the Maine Immunization Program at 207-287-3746 with any questions.

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