Uptake of bivalent COVID-19 boosters low in Maine, but still higher than most of the country

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Published
April 5, 2023

Uptake of bivalent COVID-19 boosters low in Maine, but still higher than most of the country

Nearly a third of all Mainers ages 5 years and older have received the omicron-targeting bivalent booster shot compared to less than 18% of individuals nationwide. Data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that individuals who have received the bivalent booster are at significantly lower risk of hospitalization and death compared to unvaccinated individuals.
Published
February 24, 2023

Kennebunk doctor had history of writing life-threatening opioid prescriptions, new documents say

Investigators say Dr. Merideth Norris of Kennebunk had the highest opioid prescribing rate in Maine with no legitimate medical purpose.
Published
August 22, 2022

Fauci announces December departure from government service

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's longtime top infectious disease expert, fell out of favor with then President Donald Trump when Fauci urged continued public caution as Trump sought to return to normalcy and to promote unproven therapies for the coronavirus.
Published
May 18, 2022

A third of the nation should consider wearing masks again, officials say

Increasing numbers of COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations are putting more of the country, including the Northeast, under guidelines that call for masking and other infection precautions.
Published
April 13, 2022

Federal CDC extends travel mask requirement to May 3 as COVID cases rise

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it was extending the order to allow more time to study the BA.2 omicron subvariant that is now responsible for the vast majority of cases in the U.S.

Published
March 4, 2022

Maine businesses make few changes despite end of CDC mask advisory

Most retailers in the state already had dropped masking requirements for customers, and some had done so for public-facing workers.
Published
December 30, 2021

FDA expected to authorize Pfizer boosters for ages 12-15 by next week

Older teenagers are already eligible for boosters, and younger children have more recently received their initial vaccine doses.
Published
December 29, 2021

The CDC updated COVID-19 isolation guidelines. Here’s what you need to know

The new guidelines are an attempt to reduce the risk of transmission while minimizing the disruption to people’s daily routines.
Published
June 1, 2021

Anthony Fauci’s pandemic emails: ‘All is well despite some crazy people in this world’

The emails show Fauici was inundated with more than 1,000 messages a day.
Published
March 29, 2021

Biden urges state mask mandates as CDC director warns of ‘impending doom’

After CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky makes an impassioned plea to Americans not to let their guard down, President Biden appeals to state and local leaders to reinstate mask-wearing requirements if they have eased them.