Vaccine skepticism has spread to our pets.
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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.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
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?
Posted inHealth, Local & State
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
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.
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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.