Complaints are tiresome. It’s a minor inconvenience, and the pandemic isn’t over.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Therapeutics could change COVID response – if people use them
Antiviral medications like Paxlovid are effective, but they are being taken in relatively few cases.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Get a COVID booster if you haven’t already
Rising international coronavirus cases underscore the need to get booster shots into more arms.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Broadband is health policy by another name
Connectivity, even more than your doctors or health systems, has a direct impact on the most important predictors of your long-term health.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Two years of COVID have changed us all
We are all going through a traumatic event and need to remember that we are still all in this together.
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Maine Voices: Don’t leave anyone behind in the rush to get back to normal
Lawmakers can protect the immunocompromised and kids under 5 from COVID while still allowing others to live their lives generally unencumbered.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: End of school district mask mandates doesn’t signal end of COVID
Maine students and parents should continue to think of their most vulnerable community members.
Posted inLocal & State
Waterville prepares to treat city land for browntail moths
Data show infestations of the browntail moth in various parts of the city, including along Quarry Road; neighborhoods on the west side of First Rangeway; at Veterans Memorial Park, near downtown; and near Waterville Junior High School.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Portland’s new public health director is coming to Maine from Mozambique
Dr. Alfredo Vergara, country director for the U.S. CDC in Mozambique, is expected to start in Portland on Aug. 15.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Expanding Good Samaritan law will save Maine lives
Just a few minutes can make all the difference when calling for medical help during a drug overdose.