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Coronavirus

Published
August 23, 2021

U.S. regulators give full approval to Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine

The Food and Drug Administration cites months of real-world evidence that serious side effects are extremely rare.
Published
August 23, 2021

Maine tourism industry surges back, despite ongoing challenges of pandemic

Some businesses and destinations are on pace to set new revenue and visitor records this summer.
Published
August 22, 2021

Our View: Anti-mask parents are teaching the wrong lessons

If we don’t want our kids to act out, be selfish or refuse to listen to instructions, then we shouldn’t behave that way, either.
Published
August 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.
Published
August 22, 2021

10% of Maine child care centers closed during the pandemic, threatening ‘the workforce behind the workforce,’ experts say

With Maine child care facilities closing and financial pressure on those still open, concerns rise that parents won't be able to return to work.

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Published
August 21, 2021

A longtime nurse in Lewiston vows to quit her job rather than get the shot

Defying expert advice, Annette Roy said she won't get vaccinated as ordered because it is too dangerous to inject "a poison into my arm."
Published
August 21, 2021

Maine CDC reports 205 COVID-19 cases, two deaths

The seven-day average reaches 160.1 new cases on Saturday.
Published
August 21, 2021

Teacher vaccination mandates enacted in some states, but not in the works in Maine

Superintendents and teachers union representatives in several Maine districts said they aren't discussing vaccination mandates and many believe the staff vaccination rate is high enough to make mandates unnecessary.
Published
August 20, 2021

Abbott Laboratories disputes report that it told Maine workers to toss millions of COVID-19 tests

The company, which has plants in Westbrook and Scarborough, reportedly disposed of rapid antigen tests as cases declined and just before the delta variant created a huge new need for them.
Published
August 20, 2021

Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine poised to get full FDA approval next week

President Biden has called for approval, believing it will ease doubts about the vaccine and give firmer footing for companies and schools to require inoculations.