For the legislation to pass Congress, 10 Republican senators would have to vote in favor.
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Posted inHealth, Nation / World
If you got J&J vaccine, consider two mRNA booster shots, data suggest
A new study shows that 3 doses of a messenger RNA vaccine perform the best, while a Johnson & Johnson vaccine followed by a messenger RNA booster shot is next best.
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Posted inHealth, Maine
COVID-19 hospitalizations hold steady as Maine reports 454 cases from weekend
Omicron BA.2, a subvariant that is more contagious and now the dominant strain nationally, makes up 10.4 percent of positive tests sampled in Maine.
Posted inHealth, Nation / World, News
Moderna says its low-dose COVID-19 shots work for kids younger than 6
Moderna says its COVID-19 vaccine works in babies, toddlers and preschoolers.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Portland-based nonprofit is sending medical supplies to Ukraine
Partners for World Health is shipping medical supplies – that hospitals and other facilities would otherwise throw out – to relief organizations.
Posted inHealth, Nation / World
Latest version of omicron accounts for most new infections in much of U.S.
The concern is that Europe’s surge in infections will be replicated in coming weeks in the United States, where caseloads have often trailed those in Europe by roughly a month.
Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn
Lewiston forms panel focused on substance abuse
Officials plan to investigate what’s needed to create a ‘recovery-ready community’ that can help addicts recover
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Most Maine counties move to low-risk status under federal COVID guidelines
Ten of Maine’s 16 counties are considered ‘green’ or low-risk for virus transmission and hospital burden, according to the U.S. CDC.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News, Politics
Bill to ban COVID-19 vaccine mandates dies after Maine Senate votes it down
Proponents argued that vaccine safety and effectiveness is far from settled, but opponents said vulnerable people in group settings, like schools or hospitals, deserve to know every effort is being made to keep them safe.
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Waterville hospital violated policies in assessment of man who later shot himself, federal report says
The suicidal man, who died from his wounds, had sought care at Northern Light Inland Hospital in August but a proper evaluation of him was not done, according to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.