public health – Page 20 – The Portland Press Herald

Commentary: Virus keeps refusing to follow anyone’s partisan script

by Ramesh Ponnuru Bloomberg Opinion March 9, 2021March 8, 2021

It ought to be clear, a year into the pandemic, that COVID-19 isn’t fake news and the U.S. isn’t a failed state.

by The Editorial Board March 7, 2021March 6, 2021

Twelve months since the state’s first case, we are among the safest in the country – with much work left to do.

by The Editorial Board March 2, 2021March 1, 2021

An efficient system that’s easy to understand is the right way to manage COVID risks.

by The Editorial Board February 26, 2021February 26, 2021

Selectmen in the town of Paris are among those making a mockery of rights won by people with disabilities.

by The Editorial Board February 23, 2021February 23, 2021

Our worst disease outbreak in a century is still taking too many lives.

by Doug Badger The Heritage Foundation February 20, 2021February 19, 2021

Home-based tests could keep millions from spreading the virus because they don’t know they have it.

by The Editorial Board February 19, 2021February 18, 2021

One lesson is understanding that government can’t do it all. There has to be a communitywide commitment to understanding the disease.

by Nina Boys and Hilary Thibodeau Special to the Press Herald February 12, 2021February 11, 2021

The Hancock County sheriff’s racist reaction has left Mainers without essential public health services. He should resign.

by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette February 12, 2021February 11, 2021

Congress must give Rochelle Walensky the support she needs to rebuild the agency’s credibility.

by The Editorial Board February 9, 2021February 9, 2021

The state should not let a health care provider put its low-risk employees ahead of high-risk workers elsewhere.