Health care
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PublishedMay 18, 2020
Massachusetts company’s vaccine shows encouraging early results
Moderna's announcement comes days after one of its directors stepped down to become chief scientist for Operation Warp Speed, a White House initiative to speed up vaccine development.
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PublishedMay 17, 2020
Maine reopening despite missed benchmarks, inadequate testing regime
Experts say more widespread testing of people without symptoms is essential to beating the pandemic and restoring the economy.
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PublishedMay 16, 2020
Racial disparity in Maine’s COVID-19 cases deepens
But in one of the whitest states in the country, there is also growing concern about stigmatizing immigrant and minority communities.
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PublishedMay 15, 2020
Cedar Ridge in Skowhegan reports all COVID-19 test results are negative
The nursing rehabilitation and long-term care facility reported Friday that the Norovirus also is gone from the center.
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PublishedMay 15, 2020
COVID-19 hospitalizations in Maine stay flat for 5th week
The data don't likely reflect any effects yet of loosened social distancing measures.
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PublishedMay 15, 2020
Places without social distancing have 35 times more potential virus spread, study finds
The study, published in the journal Health Affairs, looked at the policies mandating social distancing, and found that the longer a measure was in effect, the slower the daily growth rate of COVID-19.
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PublishedMay 14, 2020
Virus test made by company in Scarborough scrutinized for accuracy
The Maine CDC is conducting its own analysis of Abbott Laboratories’ rapid-results test in response to questions about whether it's producing a high rate of false negative results.
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PublishedMay 14, 2020
Three more deaths, 50 new COVID-19 cases reported in Maine
The state is ramping up its testing capacity significantly this week, which could lead to an increase in detected coronavirus cases.
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PublishedMay 14, 2020
Virus whistleblower tells lawmakers they should be worried U.S. has no vaccine plan
The U.S. immunologist who says he lost his government job because he warned the Trump administration to prepare for the coronavirus pandemic isn't backing off a bleak forecast of 'the darkest winter in modern history.'
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PublishedMay 13, 2020
Abbott virus test missed many positive results caught by rival firm, preliminary study says
The study, while preliminary and not yet peer-reviewed, raises questions about a test called a potential ‘game changer’ in the fight against the coronavirus.
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