Vaccines

Published
July 31, 2023

RFK Jr. says he’s not anti-vaccine. His record shows the opposite.

The stories he tells on the campaign trail about himself, his life’s work and what he stands for are often the opposite of what his record actually shows.
Published
June 25, 2023

Commentary: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is a threat to your health – and our democracy

Will the dazzlement of the Kennedy name be sufficient to blind voters to his history of misrepresentations and outright lies?
Published
April 5, 2023

Uptake of bivalent COVID-19 boosters low in Maine, but still higher than most of the country

Nearly a third of all Mainers ages 5 years and older have received the omicron-targeting bivalent booster shot compared to less than 18% of individuals nationwide. Data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that individuals who have received the bivalent booster are at significantly lower risk of hospitalization and death compared to unvaccinated individuals.
Published
April 3, 2023

Proposals to roll back school vaccine requirements draw crowd to State House

While the bills to reintroduce religious and philosophic exemptions for school vaccines have little chance of passing, advocates on both sides packed a daylong hearing before the Legislature's Education Committee.
Published
November 22, 2022

CDC study: Omicron-specific boosters show modest benefit compared to earlier vaccines

The Biden administration's campaign to boost Americans ahead of an expected winter wave is lagging, with about 11 percent of people having gotten a bivalent booster.

Published
October 10, 2022

For decades, failure in hunt for vaccine for child respiratory virus. Now, success.

Two RSV vaccines, one developed by pharmaceutical giant GSK and another from Pfizer, have protected older adults in large-scale trials in recent months.
Published
October 3, 2022

It’s flu vaccine time and seniors need revved-up shots

After flu hit historically low levels during the COVID-19 pandemic, it may be poised for a comeback.
Published
September 20, 2022

FDA releasing millions of Moderna boosters as states warn of shortages

Reconfigured shots are safe, but have been delayed amid inspection of an Indiana packaging plant last month.
Published
August 23, 2022

Your 1st brush with coronavirus could affect how a fall booster works

The version of a virus to which we're first exposed can dictate how we respond to later variants and, maybe, how well vaccines work.
Published
July 14, 2022

U.S. regulators clear way for more monkeypox vaccine shipments

State and local officials in the U.S. say the limited vaccine supplies aren’t keeping pace with the growing number of people seeking appointments, a gap that is fueling anxiety about the virus.