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Coronavirus

Published
September 25, 2021

Maine CDC reports 603 new COVID-19 cases, 4 more deaths

Meanwhile, coronavirus hospitalizations statewide increased to 235 on Saturday, another record.
Published
September 25, 2021

Central Maine schools don’t just need bus drivers, they need ed techs and substitute teachers, too

Turns out central Maine schools need educational technicians, as well as substitute teachers even more than bus drivers, in some cases.
Published
September 24, 2021

U.S. booster shots start even as millions remain unprotected

The vast majority of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are among the unvaccinated, the CDC director notes.
Published
September 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.
Published
September 24, 2021

Maine Voices: ‘D’ is for diphtheria, which still infects thousands

Working in a field hospital in a refugee camp gives a Maine doctor a glimpse of the world before there was widespread use of vaccines.

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Published
September 23, 2021

‘Vaccine apartheid’: Africans tell UN they need vaccines

Fewer than 4 percent of Africans have been fully immunized and most of the 5.7 billion vaccine doses administered around the world have been given in just 10 rich countries.
Published
September 23, 2021

CDC endorses Pfizer boosters for older Americans and people at higher risk

CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky signed off late Thursday night on a series of recommendations from a panel of advisers, and made one recommendation that the panel had rejected.
Published
September 23, 2021

Bangor hospital sets COVID-19 inpatient record for 2nd week as Maine hits highest ICU levels yet

The delta surge continues to pound the unvaccinated, who account for almost all coronavirus patients in critical care.
Published
September 23, 2021

A vaccine mandate for domestic flights isn’t ‘off the table’

Such a requirement has led aviation-related stakeholders to complain that the logistical hurdles would be challenging at best and a nightmare at worst.
Published
September 23, 2021

Maine schools now have 72 outbreaks and 2,080 cases as COVID surge continues

The state has set hospitalization records repeatedly in recent days, although a recent decline in the rate of positive tests could be a sign that the latest surge is easing.