COVID-19
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PublishedAugust 25, 2023
This latest COVID variant could be the best yet at evading immunity
While only about a dozen cases of the new BA.2.86 variant have been reported worldwide – including three in the U.S. – experts say this variant requires intense monitoring.
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PublishedAugust 21, 2023
Many long-COVID-19 symptoms linger even after 2 years, new study shows
The analysis is believed to be the 1st to document the extent to which an array of aftereffects that patients can develop linger beyond the initial months or year after they survived a coronavirus infection.
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PublishedAugust 14, 2023
Maine Voices: The coronavirus made me batty
I wasn’t prepared for my COVID symptoms to include visions of flying mammals.
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PublishedAugust 6, 2023
Massachusetts State Police must reinstate 7 troopers who refused to be vaccinated, arbitrator says
The arbitrator concluded State Police violated collective bargaining agreement in the way they handled the cases of eight troopers who cited religious grounds for refusing to take the vaccine.
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PublishedAugust 3, 2023
Yellow’s downfall throws $700 million U.S. covid loan in jeopardy
The fallout is likely to draw significant anger from Capitol Hill, where lawmakers have long scrutinized the decision to prop up a company with a history of financial problems.
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PublishedJuly 19, 2023
Gene variant may be why some test positive for virus with no COVID symptoms
Scientists found a common version of an immunity gene that seems to help some people clear the virus faster.
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PublishedJuly 15, 2023
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suggests COVID-19 was designed to spare Jews, Chinese people
An Anti-Defamation League spokesperson told The Washington Post that Kennedy's claim the coronavirus may have been manipulated to pose less risk to Jews was a particularly hazardous form of conspiracy theory.
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PublishedJuly 11, 2023
Maine proposes dropping COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers
The state's health department says the requirement achieved the intended benefit of savings lives, protecting health care capacity and limiting the spread of the virus. An industry that struggled with pandemic-era staffing shortages welcomes the change.
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PublishedJune 27, 2023
More than $200 billion in COVID-19 aid may have been stolen, federal watchdog says
A report by the U.S. Small Business Administration inspector general says at least 17 percent of loans were awarded 'to potentially fraudulent actors.'
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PublishedMay 16, 2023
Sen. King to formally recommend Shah be hired as director of federal CDC
The Maine senator will draft a letter to the White House suggesting that the state's former CDC director replace Rochelle Walensky, who is stepping down in June.
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