The new data does not represent current pandemic conditions, which are continuing to improve.
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Posted inHealth, Maine
Bill aims to lower the cost of the most expensive prescription drugs for Mainers
The bill would ensure that Mainers pay no more for prescription medications than their Canadian neighbors.
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Posted inHealth, Nation / World
Scientists seeking universal coronavirus vaccine
They are inventing shots designed to foster an immunity wall that will repel the known variants and those yet to emerge.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
COVID-19 hospitalizations in Maine edge higher
The overall trend is still downward, though, and virus transmission also appears to be declining fast based on raw test results received each day by the Maine CDC.
Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn
Mental health care providers are facing unprecedented challenges amid the pandemic
Local providers say demand for mental health care has skyrocketed in the 23 months since the pandemic began.
Posted inHealth, Nation / World, News
Booster effectiveness wanes after 4 months, but shows sturdy protection against hospitalization
How long that third shot’s protection lasts is a critical question facing public health officials because many people received their third dose months ago.
Posted inHealth, Nation / World
Delay ahead for Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for children under 5
The Food and Drug Administration’s vaccine chief says he hopes parents would understand that the decision to delay was part of the agency’s careful review and high scientific standards.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
COVID-19 hospitalizations fall below 300 for first time since before Thanksgiving
The average number of positive test results received by the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention each day has been nearly cut in half just in the past week.
Posted inFranklin, Health, The Franklin Journal
Franklin Memorial Hospital amends visitor guidelines
The most notable changes to the policy include different visitor hours, that patients may now be accompanied by a loved-one in a pre-op area and postpartum mothers are permitted an additional visitor.
Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn
Early reports from state wastewater testing program suggest spread of COVID-19 in Lewiston, Auburn decreasing
While it will still take a several more weeks of data collection to create a baseline, the Maine CDC director called the early indications in the reports “encouraging.”