The vast majority of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are among the unvaccinated, the CDC director notes.
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Maine health care providers gear up to offer COVID-19 booster shots
Meanwhile, the delta variant continues to drive infections and hospitalizations around the state, with 714 new cases reported on Friday.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: ‘D’ is for diphtheria, which still infects thousands
Working in a field hospital in a refugee camp gives a Maine doctor a glimpse of the world before there was widespread use of vaccines.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Maine schools now have 72 outbreaks and 2,080 cases as COVID surge continues
The state has set hospitalization records repeatedly in recent days, although a recent decline in the rate of positive tests could be a sign that the latest surge is easing.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Mocking vaccine resisters isn’t helping
Complex reasons are often behind refusals to take the shots.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: As infections spike, Europeans are set to block U.S. travelers again
That we are back on a watchlist of suspect nations cannot be viewed as anything other than a national embarrassment.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Maybe we should change how we talk to Mayberry about the COVID vaccine
This is what isn’t working: one side pushing to get immunized while the other pushes against it.
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Demand for COVID tests rises as state reports another 652 cases, 3 deaths
The pace of new infections is straining the Maine CDC’s ability to review new cases, leading to a backlog that is likely to translate into sustained high numbers in the coming days.
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Maine Voices: Vaccine opposition both causes death and blocks others from care
My husband, who recently lost his unvaccinated twin to COVID, is himself awaiting surgery – and I don’t want anti-vaccine caregivers anywhere near him.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, Schools and Education
School vaccine campaigns targeting students face blowback
Across the U.S., family politics and pressure from Republicans come into play as vaccine-hesitant parents are struggling with vaccine-seeking teenagers set on getting their shots.