The FDA is under growing pressure to grant full approval to coronavirus vaccines being used under the agency’s emergency authority.
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Maine schools weigh masks, vaccines and pooled testing for fall return
With the start of classes about a month away, superintendents are taking their time with decisions, knowing there could still be more changes with COVID-19 and the latest guidance.
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Study of Cape Cod virus outbreak shows it spread mostly in vaccinated people
Health officials on Friday released details of that research, key in this week’s decision by the federal CDC to recommend that vaccinated people return to wearing masks indoors in parts of the U.S.
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Millinocket hospital is first in Maine to require COVID vaccines for employees
Millinocket Regional Hospital will require its entire staff to receive Pfizer or Moderna shots once they receive final approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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Tucker Carlson falsely claims Anthony Fauci ‘created’ COVID
The host doubled down on the baseless claim, citing a handful of “breakthrough” cases of vaccinated people still getting infected by the virus.
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Biden orders tough new vaccination rules for federal workers
The president is also directing the Defense Department to look into adding the COVID-19 shot to its list of required vaccinations for members of the military.
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Maine plans new COVID-19 vaccines program for public school students, staff
The state’s health and education departments announced a plan Wednesday to host free clinics, increase vaccine education and post vaccination rate data for schools starting Sept. 1
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Maine embraces new federal guidance on mask wearing, but confusion arises
Within hours of the state’s announcement, the U.S. CDC posted new data that changed the Maine counties where mask wearing is recommended.
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Biden says White House may mandate vaccine for federal employees
The news comes after weeks of waning vaccination rates, despite its wide availability and the swelling number of caseloads across the country.
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CDC urges even vaccinated people to wear masks indoors in some parts of U.S.
New data indicates that vaccinated people infected with the delta variant carry the same viral load as unvaccinated infected people, the CDC director said.