Efforts should focus on overcoming barriers for the tens of millions of people who haven’t gotten the shot yet but are open to it.
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Posted inNation & World
More U.S. cities requiring proof of vaccination to go places
The new measures are an attempt to stem the rising tide of COVID-19 cases that has pushed hospitals to the breaking point.
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Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
Waterville’s Thomas College reverses stance on vaccination rules for fall, will now require inoculations
The Waterville college joins a growing number of higher education institutions in Maine that are requiring inoculation for students and staff who are on campus.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Hospitalizations highest since June as Maine CDC reports 217 new cases of COVID-19
Maine’s seven-day average of new cases has climbed to levels not seen since May, and 60 people were hospitalized Wednesday, the most since June 6.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Lack of vaccination clinic at Skowhegan fair a lost opportunity
The largest annual event in Maine’s least-vaccinated county could have reached a lot of people who needed shots.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Another 360 COVID-19 cases reported over 3-day period
Maine and the nation continue to see a steady increase in cases as the more easily transmissible delta variant spreads widely, particularly among the unvaccinated.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Stop coddling COVID vaccine resisters
Too many people are getting seriously ill and dying for us to be worried about the feelings of those who won’t accept a free vaccination.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Three Portland restaurants lead the way on vaccine proof
Other businesses are going to need to follow their lead, as COVID spreads among stubborn vaccine skeptics.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly, Portland Forecaster
Southern and Midcoast Maine colleges prepare for vaxxed students’ in-person return
Several Maine colleges, including the University of New England, University of Southern Maine, Bowdoin, Southern Maine Community College and Saint Joseph’s, are requiring students to be vaccinated.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Forecaster Opinion, Lakes Region Weekly
Through My Lens: Those who refuse vaccine are un-American
What is nerve-wracking to me about the debate by the unvaccinated is how spoiled many Americans seem. At first I thought it was just funny to see Americans being picky and selective about their food, clothes, what stickers they put on their cars or laptops and what colors they paint their bedrooms. I did not […]