Many parents whose lives have been on hold are ready to resume a more ‘normal’ life, but not all parents are eager.
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FDA authorizes new antibody drug to fight omicron
it clears the Eli Lilly drug for adults and adolescent patients with mild-to-moderate cases of COVID-19.
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Booster effectiveness wanes after 4 months, but shows sturdy protection against hospitalization
How long that third shot’s protection lasts is a critical question facing public health officials because many people received their third dose months ago.
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Delay ahead for Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for children under 5
The Food and Drug Administration’s vaccine chief says he hopes parents would understand that the decision to delay was part of the agency’s careful review and high scientific standards.
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COVID-19 hospitalizations fall below 300 for first time since before Thanksgiving
The average number of positive test results received by the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention each day has been nearly cut in half just in the past week.
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Second man pleads guilty in alleged 2020 plot to kidnap Michigan governor
The FBI had infiltrated the group of 6 men and broke up the plan with a series of arrests in October 2020, just as the presidential election campaign neared a close.
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Can you get long COVID after an infection with omicron?
Experts say it’s too early to know whether people infected with the omicron variant will develop long COVID.
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Trudeau defends COVID-19 restrictions while truck blockades continue
A blockade by people mostly in pickup trucks entered its 3rd day at the Ambassador Bridge between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, which carries 25% of trade between Canada and the U.S.
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COVID deaths highest in a year as omicron targets the unvaccinated and elderly
The recent uptick in coronavirus deaths also likely includes residual deaths from delta surges that were just starting to hit parts of the country including New England in late fall before omicron became the dominant strain.
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Cape Elizabeth forgoes indoor mask mandate
Town councilors cite the comparatively low local COVID-19 transmission rate and high vaccination rate among their reasons for not proposing a mask requirement.