The VA’s move came on a day when nearly 60 leading medical and health care organizations issued a call for health care facilities to require their workers to get vaccinated.
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‘Pandemic of the unvaccinated’ burdens busy U.S. hospitals
The fear now at some hospitals is that they will have to postpone non-COVID-19 care again – and risk the potential health consequences for patients.
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Vaccine ‘obstinance’ is fueling delta variant’s spread across America
The CDC reports that 93% of the U.S. counties with the highest rates of new infections have vaccination rates below 40%.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Maine reports lowest case count since September, no additional deaths
Despite recording just 12 new cases Thursday, state health officials warn that a new variant could undermine progress by spreading among unvaccinated Mainers.
Posted inMaine, News
New delta variant raises concerns, as Maine’s COVID-19 case decline continues
The Maine CDC has reported 20 or fewer cases for three consecutive days, but the agency’s director said the delta variant could undermine progress on vaccinations.
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Another 20 COVID-19 cases, no new deaths reported in Maine
New case numbers continue to trend downward, although the pace of vaccinations against COVID-19 has plateaued.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Maine CDC reports 18 COVID-19 cases, no additional deaths
Labs have reported fewer than 100 new cases per day for more than two weeks, and the positive test rate fell below 1 percent for the first time since October.
Posted inNation & World
U.S. coronavirus infections could surge if vaccination rates lag, former FDA chief says
Scott Gottlieb also expresses concern about the U.K. study showing brain-tissue shrinkage after COVID-19.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
G-7 leaders pledge to share vaccine, but jostle for the high ground
With 3.7 million people lost in the pandemic, the world’s richest democracies are eager to show themselves the champions of the afflicted.
Posted inTimes Record
‘Big wave’ of Midcoast students receiving COVID-19 vaccine
Another 708 teens age 16-19 in Sagadahoc County have received their second dose and 7,578 teens ages 16-19 in Cumberland county are fully vaccinated, according to state data.