Health care
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PublishedDecember 30, 2020
State may change vaccination plan to protect older residents sooner
With Maine's case numbers and hospitalizations remaining high, Gov. Janet Mills extends the 9 p.m. closing time for restaurants, casinos, theaters and other ‘amusement venues.’
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PublishedDecember 29, 2020
Kamala Harris goes to Black community in D.C. for vaccine
Only 54 percent of Black adults said they would definitely or probably get the vaccine, a poll finds.
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PublishedDecember 28, 2020
More COVID-19 vaccines in the pipeline as U.S. effort ramps up
A vaccine made by Novavax Inc. is the fifth to reach final-stage testing in the United States.
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PublishedDecember 28, 2020
Health care providers outside hospitals feel ‘neglected’ in vaccine rollout
Some who aren't part of Maine's large hospital systems say thousands of independent health care providers have been left out of the state's initial vaccine rollout, even if they work in high-risk settings.
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PublishedDecember 28, 2020
Los Angeles vaccine recipients can get a digital record that may ease future access
The record will give recipients a way to verify they have been vaccinated, which they can put into an Apple Wallet or competing Google platform.
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PublishedDecember 27, 2020
Volunteers answer staffing shortage for vaccination clinics, expose growing need
Maine hospitals have called in volunteers to help vaccinate thousands of front-line health care workers, indicating a potential shortage of trained vaccinators and others to carry out a mass inoculation.
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PublishedDecember 24, 2020
Vaccines will work against new coronavirus variants in U.K. and South Africa, experts believe
The first 2 approved vaccines are offering hope that the beginning of the end of this global health emergency is at hand, even as the virus offers disquieting reminders that it is not static.
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PublishedDecember 24, 2020
COVID-19 hospitalizations flatten across state but still shattering records at EMMC
Maine Med, however, had 41 COVID-19 inpatients Wednesday and Thursday, the highest daily number yet.
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PublishedDecember 24, 2020
Maine CDC reports 735 new COVID-19 cases, 6 additional deaths
For the second day in a row, Maine topped 700 new cases of COVID-19, although public health officials have said the higher numbers could be due to the state lab processing a backlog of cases.
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PublishedDecember 23, 2020
Feds approve Maine plan to expand substance use disorder treatment options
The plan should open more beds to those seeking treatment, the state says.
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