The Maine Hospital Association is having preliminary discussions with state health officials about vaccine requirements for staff, once the FDA gives full approval to the vaccines.
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Of Maine’s 38 hospitals, staff at CMMC, St. Mary’s have the lowest vaccination rates in the state
Lewiston hospital officials acknowledge there is more work to be done, but warned the numbers do not represent the full picture.
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Spread of delta variant exposes poorly vaccinated regions of U.S. to renewed danger
The highly transmissible strain of COVID-19 already is taxing hospitals in a rural, lightly vaccinated part of Missouri and caseloads and hospitalizations are on the rise in Nevada, Arkansas and Utah.
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Youngest adults are least likely to be vaccinated, and their interest in shots is declining, CDC finds
Eighty percent of adults older than 65 had been immunized, compared with just 38.3% of 18- to 29-year-olds, according to a federal CDC analysis.
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COVID-19 might shrink parts of the brain, scientists say
The results underscore mounting evidence that people can still suffer from illness related to COVID-19 many months after infection, a condition known as “long COVID.”
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Another View: Variants make case for mass vaccination
Government and employers need to use all of their tools to get almost everyone vaccinated.
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More vaccine clinics close as Maine reports 36 new cases of COVID-19
Cases remain low, as the state continues to dial back its vaccination campaign with the closure Friday of the Portland Expo and the FEMA mobile clinic.
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Our View: Everybody wins if more Mainers get vaccinated
For some reason, the chance to win a $1 million prize grabs the imagination in a way that preventing illness does not.
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More than 100,000 sign up for shot at nearly $1 million on first day of vaccine sweepstakes
As the state launched the COVID-19 vaccination incentive program, it reported 34 new cases and one additional death Thursday.
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A vaccinated Mainer could win close to $1 million in new sweepstakes campaign
The effort to encourage more people to get shots protecting them from COVID-19 will reward the winner with $1 for every person who gets vaccinated.