The new effort to promote vaccinations come as supplies of a new COVID-19 vaccine are still limited in Maine and nationwide.
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Posted inHealth, Local & State
New COVID-19 vaccines arrive in Maine, but supplies will grow next week
The vaccine is recommended for everyone ages 6 months and older and some pharmacies are offering limited appointments for the shots.
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Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News
CDC panel recommends updated COVID vaccines. Shots could be ready this week
Experts worry that immunity from previous vaccinations and infections is fading in many people, and a new shot would save many lives.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News
U.S. approves updated COVID vaccines to rev up protection this fall
The Food and Drug Administration decision opens the newest shots to most Americans even if they’ve never had a coronavirus vaccination.
Posted inTimes Record
Back in business: Maine State Music Theatre breaks even for first time since pandemic
An eclectic 2023 season of Broadway-caliber shows, enthusiastic audiences and increased ticket sales rocketed the Brunswick summer theater out of the red.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News
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.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News
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.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: The coronavirus made me batty
I wasn’t prepared for my COVID symptoms to include visions of flying mammals.
Posted inNation & World, New England, News
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.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
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.