The jump over the previous week was driven largely by third doses for older and immunocompromised Mainers. But the timing suggests that the Oct. 1 deadline for health care workers to get vaccinated also was a factor.
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Doctors nationwide growing frustrated over COVID-19 denial, misinformation
Front-line medical workers are growing weary of COVID-19 denial and misinformation in treating unvaccinated patients during the delta-driven surge.
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Maine hospitals have fewer than 200 COVID patients for the first time in nearly 3 weeks
As of Monday, 192 people in Maine were in the hospital, including 61 in critical care.
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Q&A: Vaccines are the best protection we have, says Dr. Nirav Shah
Mainers share reasons why they remain unvaccinated, and Maine’s top public health official talks about vaccine safety, trust and ‘We the people.’
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Central Maine Healthcare losing staff over vaccine mandate
About 70 employees across the system have either left or submitted their resignation, the chief medical officer to Central Maine Medical Center’s parent organization said Friday.
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Maine pharmacists flag ivermectin prescriptions from people seeking drug for COVID-19
The drug is intended to target infections caused by some parasitic worms in humans and animals, but many are seeking prescriptions because they believe it can ward off or treat COVID-19.
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Auburn Mall vaccine clinic to offer booster shots for eligible individuals
Appointments are available for eligible individuals who received their initial Pfizer shots more than six months ago.
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Maine author says father died after COVID-19 exposure in Bangor hospital
Christina Baker Kline says the virus was not the ultimate cause of her father’s death, but ‘he died in quarantine with COVID with multiple infections that he got in the hospital as the result of COVID-related delays.’
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Health experts look to children as messengers to encourage more COVID-19 vaccinations
Dr. Nirav Shah, director of the Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention, says informing youngsters of vaccine benefits could lead them to prod wary parents to get vaccinated.
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They were lauded as life-saving heroes. Now they’re being threatened.
Across the country, doctors and nurses on the front lines against the coronavirus are dealing with hostility, threats and violence from patients who are angry over safety rules.