With schools reopening and the delta variant causing more infections among children, many parents are anxiously wondering when vaccinations will be available for those under 12.
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Posted inMaine, News
Maine hospitals treating record number of ICU patients as new COVID-19 cases climb
More than 90% of patients in intensive care are unvaccinated, say state officials, who have added staffing to handle a backlog of positive tests.
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Posted inBill Nemitz, Maine, News, Op-eds, Opinion
Bill Nemitz: COVID-19 is highly contagious. So is stupidity.
Last week’s rally in Augusta took the anti-COVID-19 vaccine movement to new lows.
Posted inMaine
Health care workers, supporters protest vaccine mandate in Portland
At least 300 people gathered near Maine Medical Center to call for personal choice in medical decisions.
Posted inNation & World
CDC backs third vaccine dose for those with weak immune systems
Additional doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines could be offered as soon as this weekend.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Hospitalizations highest since June as Maine CDC reports 217 new cases of COVID-19
Maine’s seven-day average of new cases has climbed to levels not seen since May, and 60 people were hospitalized Wednesday, the most since June 6.
Posted inNation & World
Fauci: More ‘pain and suffering’ ahead as COVID cases rise
However, amid the threat of the delta variant, the director of the National Institutes of Health told CNN that vaccinations are up 56% in the U.S. in the last two weeks.
Posted inMaine, News
Masks now recommended for everyone indoors in Waldo, Somerset and Hancock counties
The state reports 60 more ‘breakthrough’ cases among vaccinated people as shifting transmission rates and the patchwork of classifications in Maine cause confusion.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Q&A: Am I going to need a booster shot for COVID-19?
That could be the case eventually, but as of now there is no official recommendation.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
Hospital morgues fill as COVID-19 death count climbs in Missouri
The state’s 7-day rolling average of daily deaths has nearly doubled over the past 2 weeks, according to data from John Hopkins.