Home » Vet2Vet Maine and Coronavirus

Vet2Vet Maine and Coronavirus

The Vet2Vet Maine office is closed for the foreseeable future, but you can still reach us by phone or email.

To contact program director Judie O’Malley, please call 207-579-4024 or email director@vet2vetmaine.org.

To contact Outreach coordinator Maggie Catanese, please call 207-579-4017 or email outreach@vet2vet.maine.org.

To contact Volunteer coordinator Melissa Chason, please email volunteer@vet2vetmaine.org.

Because Vet2Vet Maine serves a vulnerable population, we want to make sure all Vet2Vet Maine participants are as safe as possible during the Coronavirus pandemic.

COVID-19 Policy for V2VME (effective as of Jan. 10, 2023)

Throughout the COVID-19 epidemic, Vet2Vet Maine has followed a policy of adherence to CDC guidelines. In accordance with such CDC guidelines, Vet to Vet Maine recently lifted previous restrictions on in-person visits requiring vaccination and masks. Vet to Vet Maine encourages all who can to get up-to-date vaccinations for COVID-19 and the flu and to adhere to CDC guidelines, especially when dealing with people at greater risk for COVID-19-related illness and death. As an organization that relies on its active network of volunteers, the final decision on whether to visit in-person and/or whether to wear masks indoors or test before visits is left to the individual veterans involved as consenting adults.

Resources:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guidelines
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/prevention.html

Find out the risk level for your county.
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html

Information on vaccines and boosters
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/stay-up-to-date.html
Maine Office of the Governor Vaccination website https://www.maine.gov/covid19/vaccines

Guidance for people at greater risk
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/need-extra-precautions/people-with-medical-conditions.html#immunocompromised

Free N95 masks
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/free-n95-manufacturers.html

Where to get free COVID-19 test kits
https://www.covid.gov/tests
Every U.S. household is eligible to order 4 free at-home COVID-⁠19 tests.

https://www.accesscovidtests.org/
Free tests from the Rockefeller Foundation, 5 tests every month.

https://www.medicare.gov/covid-19-tests-participating-pharmacies
A list of pharmacies that participate in the Medicare free Covid test program.

Medicare also covers COVID-19 antibody tests, COVID-19 monoclonal antibody treatments, and COVID-19 vaccines.

Check with your insurance company to get free test kits.

For questions, call our Program Director at 207-579-4024