Vaccines
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PublishedSeptember 29, 2021
YouTube will block videos with misinformation about vaccines
The video-sharing platform says it will no longer allow users to baselessly speculate that approved vaccines, like the ones given to prevent the flu or measles, are dangerous or cause diseases.
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PublishedSeptember 29, 2021
State reports 867 COVID-19 cases amid ‘signs of optimism’ that surge could ease
Daily case numbers appear likely to remain high in the coming days as the Maine CDC reviews a backlog of 2,500 positive test results reported over the past week.
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PublishedSeptember 28, 2021
Maine reports 1,008 new cases, 9 more deaths as CDC struggles with backlog
The cases represent new positive test results reviewed by the Maine CDC staff over a three-day period.
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PublishedSeptember 24, 2021
Maine health care providers gear up to offer COVID-19 booster shots
Meanwhile, the delta variant continues to drive infections and hospitalizations around the state, with 714 new cases reported on Friday.
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PublishedSeptember 22, 2021
FDA backs Pfizer COVID-19 boosters for seniors, others at high risk
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has yet to weigh in on who it believes should get boosters and when.
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PublishedSeptember 16, 2021
Demand for COVID tests rises as state reports another 652 cases, 3 deaths
The pace of new infections is straining the Maine CDC's ability to review new cases, leading to a backlog that is likely to translate into sustained high numbers in the coming days.
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PublishedSeptember 15, 2021
FDA strikes cautious tone before vaccine booster meeting
Pfizer argues that immunity against milder infection wanes somewhere around six to eight months after the second dose.
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PublishedSeptember 10, 2021
FDA official hopeful younger kids can get shots this year
With schools reopening and the delta variant causing more infections among children, many parents are anxiously wondering when vaccinations will be available for those under 12.
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PublishedSeptember 9, 2021
Maine hospitals treating record number of ICU patients as new COVID-19 cases climb
More than 90% of patients in intensive care are unvaccinated, say state officials, who have added staffing to handle a backlog of positive tests.
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PublishedAugust 22, 2021
Bill Nemitz: COVID-19 is highly contagious. So is stupidity.
Last week's rally in Augusta took the anti-COVID-19 vaccine movement to new lows.
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