Health care
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PublishedNovember 3, 2021
First vaccinations given to young children as COVID keeps tight grip on Maine
The rates of infections and deaths in Maine remain high as schools and healthcare providers ramp up to vaccinate children ages 5 to 11.
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PublishedNovember 2, 2021
Federal CDC gives final approval to COVID vaccines for kids 5-11
The announcement came only hours after an advisory panel unanimously decided Pfizer’s shots should be opened to the 28 million youngsters in that age group.
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PublishedNovember 2, 2021
Maine reports 862 new cases of COVID-19 over a three-day period
In response to U.S. CDC approval, Maine is expected to begin administering vaccines to 5- to 11-year-olds as soon as next week.
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PublishedNovember 1, 2021
Hundreds of Maine health care workers leave jobs over vaccine mandate, but most stay
Hospitals had a compliance rate of 95% or higher as the mandate took effect Friday.
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PublishedNovember 1, 2021
Augusta-based MaineGeneral loses 191 employees, about 4% of workforce, over COVID vaccine mandate
The staffing disclosure came following last week's deadline for the state's health care workers to be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus.
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PublishedNovember 1, 2021
MaineHealth receives $1.5 million to help study long-term COVID-19 effects
The study is designed to determine why some people suffer prolonged symptoms or develop new or returning symptoms.
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PublishedOctober 31, 2021
FDA delays decision on Moderna coronavirus vaccine for adolescents to evaluate myocarditis risk
Moderna said in a news release that the FDA indicated it will take until at least January to complete the review of its application for use in 12- to 17-year- olds.
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PublishedOctober 29, 2021
U.S. Supreme Court denies appeal to block Maine’s vaccine mandate
The state's requirement for health care workers, which took effect Friday, clears a significant legal hurdle in the first appeal of a statewide mandate to reach the Supreme Court.
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PublishedOctober 29, 2021
FDA clears the way for Pfizer COVID-19 vaccinations for children ages 5-11
On Tuesday, advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will make more detailed recommendations on which youngsters should get vaccinated, with a final decision by the agency’s director expected shortly afterward.
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PublishedOctober 29, 2021
U.S. intelligence agencies don’t expect to determine origins of COVID-19
A White House-ordered review does, however, say that analysts do not believe the virus was developed as a bioweapon and that most agencies conclude it was not genetically engineered.
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