U.S. opens COVID boosters to all adults, urges them for those 50 and older

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Published
November 19, 2021

U.S. opens COVID boosters to all adults, urges them for those 50 and older

Under the new rules, anyone 18 or older can choose either a Pfizer or Moderna booster six months after their last dose. Maine expanded booster shot eligibility on Wednesday.
Published
November 18, 2021

More than 8,000 Mainers have gotten health insurance through the state’s new marketplace

During the first 2 weeks of enrollment, a total of 8,278 Mainers signed up for health insurance coverage through Maine's new marketplace.
Published
November 18, 2021

Scientist who advocated probing lab-leak theory of COVID-19 origin says evidence points to Wuhan market

Michael Worobey said the locations and occupations of the first known patients point to a market origin, with the virus radiating outward into the city of 11 million.
Published
November 18, 2021

Maine seeing record surges of hospital patients in counties with low vaccination rates

Hospitals that serve Androscoggin, Franklin, Somerset and Oxford counties are seeing the biggest spikes in COVID-19 patients.
Published
November 17, 2021

Mills opens eligibility for COVID vaccine boosters to all adults amid record cases and hospitalizations

The governor's announcement comes on the same day Maine reported a single-day record 1,042 new cases of COVID-19.
Published
November 16, 2021

Boosters for all adults in U.S. closer, with panel meeting set

Some cities and states already allow all adults to get boosters of Pfizer's vaccine, but it is not yet official U.S. policy.
Published
November 16, 2021

States circumvent federal regulations to offer booster shots to all adults

The state-level expansion of booster eligibility comes as top-level Biden administration officials push federal regulators to open access to all adults.
Published
November 16, 2021

Pfizer asks U.S. regulators to approve promising anti-COVID-19 pill

It is one of a handful of pills that have recently been shown to significantly cut hospitalizations and deaths among people infected with COVID-19.
Published
November 16, 2021

Maine’s COVID-19 surge intensifies as cases, deaths and hospitalizations mount

Transmission of the virus appears to be speeding up in Maine heading into Thanksgiving week, when many will gather indoors.
Published
November 15, 2021

Maine sets another record for number of COVID-19 hospital patients

As of Monday, 261 COVID patients were in Maine hospitals, including 72 in critical care.