Israel study shows 4th vaccine has limited results with omicron

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Published
January 17, 2022

Israel study shows 4th vaccine has limited results with omicron

The preliminary results raise questions about Israel's decision to offer a second booster shot to its over-60 population.
Published
January 17, 2022

Researchers zeroing in on COVID-related loss of smell and taste

A new study points to damaged cells in the part of the nose that traps odor molecules and submits a response to the brain.
Published
January 17, 2022

Credit Suisse chairman resigns after internal investigation

The investigation reportedly turned up that he had violated quarantine rules intended to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
Published
January 17, 2022

China’s Xi rejects ‘Cold War mentality,’ pushes cooperation

In his opening speech at the virtual Davos forum, President Xi Jinping says his country will send an additional 1 billion doses of vaccine to other countries.
Published
January 17, 2022

Maine hospitals see slight drop in COVID-19 patients

The number of patients still remains above 400, which is double the highest number in Maine hospitals last winter.
Published
January 16, 2022

Bath to consider citywide mask mandate for indoor public spaces

Bath city councilors will review a proposed mask mandate for public indoor places during a special meeting at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 19.
Published
January 16, 2022

After Biden’s first year in office, the virus and polarization rage on

For Biden, it's been a year of lofty ambitions grounded by the unrelenting pandemic, a tough hand in Congress, a harrowing end to a foreign war and rising fears for the future of democracy itself.
Published
January 16, 2022

COVID-19 deaths and cases are rising again at U.S. nursing homes

Nursing homes reported a near-record of about 32,000 COVID-19 cases among residents in the week ending Jan. 9, an almost sevenfold increase from a month earlier.
Published
January 16, 2022

Maine COVID-19 hospitalizations remain high over weekend

A total of 109 coronavirus patients were in critical care on Sunday and 56 on ventilators.
Published
January 16, 2022

Mask mandates in high school sports are tough to enforce

Some athletes say it's difficult to keep a mask securely over the nose and mouth during the course of game action. Others cite mask fatigue during a second consecutive winter of the pandemic.