State health officials said Tuesday there were seven cases at the jail, but the sheriff later said 14 people were infected.
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FDA advisers back Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5-11
The panel votes that the benefits outweigh any potential risks.
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Election ‘distracted’ Trump team from pandemic response, former official Birx tells Congress
More than 130,000 American lives could have been saved with swifter action and better coordinated public health messages after the virus’ first wave, Deborah Birx told lawmakers.
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About 1,500 patients waiting for elective surgeries in Portland as COVID cases strain hospitals
Leaders of Maine’s largest hospital system plead with the public to get vaccinated as hospitals and intensive care units fill with COVID-19 patients.
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Facebook moved slowly as anti-vaccine comments swarmed users
Critics say the tech giant was slow to take action over worries it might affect the company’s profits.
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Our View: Health care hiring needs state’s help
Gov. Mills is rightly working with the industry to beat longstanding national workforce trends.
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U.S. details new international travel requirements
The policy serves as a tool to push more people to get the shots by making it inconvenient to remain unvaccinated.
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Singapore invokes ‘fake news’ law in push against anti-vaccine website
The Truth Warriors must carry a notice to readers that it contains ‘false statement of fact,’ and a criminal investigation is underway.
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Moderna says its low-dose COVID shot works for kids 6-11
Pfizer’s vaccine for children 5-11 is closer to widespread use, undergoing evaluation by the FDA.
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Gov. DeSantis offers unvaccinated police officers $5,000 to relocate to Florida
Nationwide, some police unions have pushed back against mandated COVID-19 vaccinations, even though COVID was their officers’ top killer in 2020 and 2021.