Pfizer is expected to soon submit data to the FDA, paving the way for approval for elementary-aged children as soon as next month.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
U.S. easing foreign travel restrictions, but vaccinations required
The changes will allow families and others who have been separated by the travel restrictions for 18 months to plan for long-awaited reunifications.
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Posted inMaine
MaineHealth awarded $1 million to study COVID-19 testing in vulnerable communities
The funding will be used to study ways to make regular testing accessible and to increase testing usage among Maine’s immigrant, low-income and homeless populations.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
States brace for confusion about COVID-19 booster rollout
The two federal agencies that determine who should get a booster – the FDA and CDC – are not expected to issue decisions until later this week.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Maine sees record number of COVID-19 hospitalizations
The 214 hospitalizations reported on Monday exceed the previous record of 207, which was set at the height of last winter’s case surge.
Posted inNation & World
Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine is safe for kids ages 5 to 11
For elementary school-aged kids, Pfizer tested a much lower dose – a third of the amount that’s in each shot given now.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Mocking vaccine resisters isn’t helping
Complex reasons are often behind refusals to take the shots.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Review of Moderna, Johnson & Johnson boosters ‘a few weeks away,’ Fauci says
After the FDA approved a third shot of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for high-risk people, recipients of the other vaccines are “understandably feeling left out,” said chief pandemic medical adviser Anthony Fauci.
Posted inMaine, Uncategorized
Hospitalizations for COVID-19 equal Maine’s peak during pandemic
There were 207 patients with the infectious disease in hospitals statewide on Sunday, and 79 of them were in intensive care – another record.
Posted inHealth, Maine
Nursing home staffing crisis challenges hospitals, disrupts families
Four long-term care homes in Maine have announced they will close, displacing 120 residents. The ominous trend also means overburdened hospitals are losing a key lifeline for discharged patients.