Two hospitals serving parts of the state with lower vaccination rates have seen the number of patients with the virus spike to the highest levels since the pandemic began.
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Maine Medical Center Research Institute to study whether blood pressure medication can help prevent osteoporosis
The institute was awarded a $2.4 million grant for the four-year study.
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Pfizer asks FDA to approve COVID-19 booster shots for all adults
Older Americans and other groups particularly vulnerable to the virus have had access to a third dose of the Pfizer and BioNTech vaccine since September.
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More than 2,000 Maine schoolchildren get COVID shots in first week of vaccinations
As vaccinations ramp up for 5-to-11-year-olds, Maine reports 938 new COVID-19 cases over a 3-day period and 8 more deaths.
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Clinics race to vaccinate newly eligible children as school outbreaks, cases remain high
Dr. Nirav Shah, Maine CDC director, said the pandemic is at a ‘high plateau’ and elevated case counts are likely to continue.
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Want to make sure your child is fully vaccinated for the holidays? Here is what to know.
Health experts stressed the most important thing is to get vaccinated as soon as possible – adding partial vaccination still offers some protection ahead of holiday gatherings.
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October was the deadliest month of the pandemic for Franklin County
Seven residents died last month, the same number as from all of 2020.
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Vaccine rollout for children 5 to 11 underway, nursing home outbreak grows to 70
Ten residents of Rumford Community Home have died thus far as a result of a COVID-19 outbreak that began last month.
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First vaccinations given to young children as COVID keeps tight grip on Maine
The rates of infections and deaths in Maine remain high as schools and healthcare providers ramp up to vaccinate children ages 5 to 11.
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Federal CDC gives final approval to COVID vaccines for kids 5-11
The announcement came only hours after an advisory panel unanimously decided Pfizer’s shots should be opened to the 28 million youngsters in that age group.