Large studies show huge benefit of COVID-19 booster shots

Scientists found that Israel’s aggressive campaign to shore up waning coronavirus immunity with a third dose of COVID-19 vaccine has saved lives and reduced new infections across the age spectrum.

Federal ‘surge team’ coming to help Maine Medical Center with flood of COVID-19 patients

Pressure on Maine hospitals continued to rise Thursday as Maine reported a record number of new infections and intensive care patients.

CMMC asks for federal assistance as COVID-19 continues to slam central and western Maine

Gov. Janet Mills said Wednesday that she requested teams of emergency medical personnel under a federal program on behalf of Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston and Maine Medical Center in Portland.

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Gov. Mills activates National Guard as hospitals struggle with surge of COVID-19 patients

The Mills administration will send Guard personnel to support operations at hospitals statewide.

Pfizer says booster of its COVID-19 vaccine offers protection against omicron

Pfizer and its partner BioNTech said that while 2 doses may not be strong enough to prevent infection, lab tests showed a booster increased by 25-fold people's levels of antibodies capable of fighting off omicron.

Maine reports record spike in COVID-19 hospitalizations and ICU patients

The big one-day jump in the number of inpatients coincides with predictions of a post-Thanksgiving surge and ratchets up stress on the state's hospitals.

All private New York City businesses required to mandate COVID vaccines, mayor says

The measure will apply to roughly 184,000 businesses not covered by previous vaccine mandates, ranging from multinational corporations to mom-and-pop businesses.

U.S. vaccine demand grows, amid omicron concerns, booster eligibility expansion

In October, about a million shots a day were being administered. In the past three days, the numbers have exceeded or neared 2 million.

Omicron variant accelerates push for second-generation COVID-19 vaccines

The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, a group working to spur vaccine development, expects to commit more funds soon to researchers focused on future Covid shots, its CEO said.