Maine is expanding access to COVID-19 vaccines.

That comes as the Trump administration moves to put up barriers to widespread use of COVID vaccines.

On Friday, Gov. Janet Mills issued a standing order to health professionals in the state that Mainers do not need a prescription for COVID vaccines, meaning they can get a jab at a pharmacy or doctor’s office, for example, on request.

“I will not stand idly by while the Trump Administration makes it harder for Maine people to get a vaccine that protects their health and could very well save their life,” Mills said in a statement. “Through this standing order, we are stepping up to knock down the barriers the Trump Administration is putting in the way of the health and welfare of Maine people.”

Additionally, Robert Carey, the state’s ins

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