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PublishedAugust 3, 2022
Commentary: At last, a simple strategy for COVID booster shots
The September rollout of shots tailored to BA.4 and BA.5 could be the beginning of putting the COVID vaccine on an annual schedule.
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PublishedJanuary 29, 2022
Maine Voices: With flu on the rise amid COVID pandemic, it’s time to get vaccinated
The uptick in influenza cases is an unwelcome change from last year’s season, which was mild because of masking and distancing.
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PublishedMarch 23, 2021
Silver lining of pandemic: No flu deaths and only 3 hospitalizations this season
By this time last year, Maine had recorded 36 deaths and 494 hospitalizations. Experts say COVID-19 safety measures and an aggressive flu vaccine push last fall likely caused the precipitous drop.
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PublishedJanuary 1, 2021
Maine flu cases plummet
Maine had more than 900 confirmed flu cases by this time last year. So far this season there are 47.
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PublishedNovember 23, 2020
Flu shot requirement for Maine health care workers meets resistance from some nurses
The rule proposed by the Maine CDC could pave the way for COVID-19 vaccine requirements for health care workers in an emergency.
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PublishedOctober 30, 2020
Sanford superintendent says flu vaccine provider failed to check for parents’ signature
Matt Nelson says three students got shots without their parents' consent because the provider didn't notice that the permission forms hadn't been signed or the signature had been crossed out.
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PublishedOctober 17, 2020
Commentary: Don’t be part of the ‘twindemic.’ Get a flu shot
You can contract COVID and the flu at the same time – and though the flu vaccine isn’t perfect, it will at least blunt the effect of the influenza infection.
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PublishedOctober 1, 2020
High demand for flu shots? Experts hope to avoid ‘twindemic’
A record number of flu vaccine doses are on the way, between 194 million and 198 million for the U.S. alone.
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PublishedSeptember 20, 2020
City providing free flu vaccine clinics
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PublishedFebruary 19, 2020
Maine reports first flu-related death of child in 2019-20 season
The child was younger than 5 and had not been vaccinated.
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