The five NIH-funded studies will likely incorporate between 400,000 and 500,000 participants, including adolescents and transgender and nonbinary people.
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Posted inHealth, Nation / World
COVID-19 boosters are coming but who will get them – and when?
There’s still important science to be worked out about who really needs them and when.
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Posted inHealth, Nation / World
Study of J&J vaccine shows COVID infections cut in half among health workers
The vast majority of the breakthrough infections were mild.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Many health care providers are exempt from Maine’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate
Not covered by the mandate are private physician practices, urgent care clinics and other health care providers not affiliated with a hospital or other facility specified in the emergency rule.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Health, Lewiston-Auburn
COVID-19 roars back in Androscoggin County
In July, there were days when Androscoggin County didn’t see a single new case of COVID-19. Not anymore. On Friday, as the state reported 665 new cases and three more deaths, Androscoggin County registered new case levels not seen since the height of the pandemic last winter. To get a sense of how fast COVID-19 […]
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Health officials warn booster shots may initially be for Pfizer recipients only
The FDA has only partial data on Moderna and Johnson & Johnson boosters.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
COVID-19 thriving in rural Maine counties, with 665 new cases statewide
The new cases represent the highest single-day total since Jan. 20, near the height of the pandemic.
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Nurses overwhelmed by COVID surge call on Mainers to get vaccinated and wear masks
Health care workers are tired and frustrated as the pandemic carries on, and they’re urging the public to get vaccinated and take other precautions.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Health, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Androscoggin County’s COVID-19 case rate has doubled since last week
Across Maine, the 7-day averages in most of the state’s counties have doubled in just one week.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Health, Oxford Hills
Health care workers, providers under pressure to vaccinate
Gov. Janet Mills has set Oct. 1 as the deadline for all Maine healthcare workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19.