The situation is poised to get worse after record numbers of cases in recent weeks, leading President Vladimir Putin to declare days off nationwide.
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Maine reports another 572 cases of COVID-19 and 6 additional deaths
Hospitalizations also remain high, with 206 people across the state hospitalized with COVID-19 on Thursday.
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Moderna says its low-dose COVID shot works for kids 6 to 11
Moderna hasn’t yet gotten the nod to offer its vaccine to teens but is studying lower doses in younger children while it waits.
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Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine more than 90% effective in kids
The shots could begin in early November – with the first children in line fully protected by Christmas – if regulators give the go-ahead.
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CDC approves expanded rollout of COVID vaccine boosters
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says certain Moderna and Johnson & Johnson recipients qualify for boosters, and opens the option of ‘mixing and matching’ vaccines.
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De Blasio mandates vaccine for all NYC public workers — and offers $500 bonus
The mayor ordered all 160,000 municipal workers, including police and firefighters, to get vaccinated or face being placed on unpaid leave.
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Businesses nervously await fine print of vax-or-test rule
The regulation covers about 80 million U.S. workers
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U.S. Supreme Court won’t stop Maine’s vaccine mandate for health care workers
Justice Stephen Breyer said the plaintiffs could try again at the Supreme Court after the 1st Circuit issues a ruling in the underlying lawsuit.
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FDA expected to allow mix-and-match COVID booster shots
The effort is being made to provide flexibility for those seeking to maintain protection against the coronavirus.
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Sen. Susan Collins: Health care workforce shortages are a state issue
The U.S. senator from Maine said it should be up to employers to convince workers to get a COVID-19 vaccine.