If Republicans want a voice in how Maine responds to the pandemic, they should act more responsibly.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Vaccine-hesitant people can still change their minds. As a doctor, I’m seeing it
There’s still hope for increasing the vaccination rate as the omicron variant fuels another rise in COVID cases.
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Posted inNation & World
CDC recommends only 5 months between Pfizer COVID vaccine and booster
The announcement was made a day after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration lowered the wait between Pfizer’s initial vaccine doses and its booster from six months to five.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Nation & World
FDA allows Pfizer boosters for 12- to 15-year-olds as omicron surges
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now must decide whether to go along with the recommended boosters for the younger teens.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, Nation & World, New England, News
COVID-19 death rates are three times higher in Maine’s less vaccinated counties
The stark contrast reveals the effectiveness of inoculation in preventing hospitalizations and deaths.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
COVID-19 hospitalizations tick up slightly in Maine
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention reports 338 people hospitalized for COVID-19 throughout the state.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
FDA expected to authorize Pfizer boosters for ages 12-15 by next week
Older teenagers are already eligible for boosters, and younger children have more recently received their initial vaccine doses.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, Politics
Judge rejects Oklahoma’s legal challenge to National Guard’s vaccine mandate
The Oklahoma governor and others argues that U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin overstepped his constitutional authority by subjecting the National Guard to a vaccine requirement.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Fast-spreading omicron variant becoming dominant in Maine
Newly released data show that omicron went from less than 1% of COVID-19 cases in the state to 10% in 1 week this month, and it already may be causing the majority of new cases statewide.
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World, New England
In highly vaccinated New England, hospitals are under unprecedented strain as COVID-19 surges
Across New England=, hospitals are struggling with an overwhelming burden of patients amid a surge that has struck harder and faster than experts expected.