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Youngest adults are least likely to be vaccinated, and their interest in shots is declining, CDC finds
Eighty percent of adults older than 65 had been immunized, compared with just 38.3% of 18- to 29-year-olds, according to a federal CDC analysis.
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Can you mix and match COVID-19 vaccines?
Experts say mixing and matching different two-dose COVID-19 vaccines is likely safe and effective, but data still needs to be collected to be sure
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 inBusiness, Maine
As U.S. restrictions ease, Maine’s multinational firms still grapple with global pandemic conditions
Maine companies that conduct operations around the world have confronted COVID-19 outbreaks in international offices, debilitating travel restrictions and differing reopening timelines.
Posted inMaine
Maine CDC reports 33 COVID-19 cases, no new deaths
The seven-day average stands at 33.7, where it hasn’t been since mid-October.
Posted inMaine, News, Religion & Values
Maine congregations wrestle with reopening in the wake of vaccinations
Faith groups across the state are returning to ‘a new normal,’ knowing that some members may not be inoculated.
Posted inMaine
Maine CDC reports another low COVID-19 caseload and no deaths Saturday
The seven-day case average is now at 36.3, and close to 65 percent of eligible Mainers have received a final dose of vaccine.
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AstraZeneca, EU both claim a win in vaccine delivery tussle
The EU alleged that the coronavirus vaccine-maker was not producing shots for the 27-nation bloc fast enough.
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Pandemic swells Medicaid enrollment to record 80 million people
The pandemic-caused recession and a federal requirement that states keep Medicaid beneficiaries enrolled until the national emergency ends swelled the pool of people in the program by more than 9 million over the past year, according to a new report. The latest figures, released Thursday, show Medicaid enrollment grew from 71.3 million in February 2020, […]