Yes. The CDC recommends that you get vaccinated regardless of whether you already had COVID-19, as this provides the best immune protection. Even if you have already recovered from COVID-19, it is possible — although rare — that you could be infected again with the virus that causes COVID-19. Studies have shown that vaccination provides […]
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Yes, but uploading your card is fast and easy to do. Vaccination verification requires students to upload a copy of their vaccination card to the secure campus portal in order to be exempt from on-campus COVID-19 testing upon arrival. Students presenting their vaccination cards upon arrival who have not uploaded a copy of their vaccination […]
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We urge everyone returning to campus to be vaccinated. If they are not, a series of public COVID-19 vaccination clinics, offered in partnership with Penobscot Community Health Center, will be held at UMaine in August and September offering the two-shot Pfizer vaccine for those who have been previously unable to access a vaccine. The clinics […]
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No. Neither the recently authorized and recommended vaccines nor the other COVID-19 vaccines currently in clinical trials in the United States can cause you to test positive on viral tests, which are used to see if you have a current infection. If your body develops an immune response — the goal of vaccination — there […]
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The state’s COVID-19 vaccination website has the latest information on vaccination sites, FAQs and more.
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