The Maine CDC now recommends children ages 6 – 23 months and all adults be vaccinated, which is contrary to federal guidelines.
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Gov. Mills authorizes Maine health care providers to administer this year’s COVID-19 vaccine
The order recommending vaccines for most Mainers 6 months and older comes on the heels of similar moves in other New England states that are looking to sidestep the federal government’s restrictions on who can get vaccinated.
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Eastern equine encephalitis virus detected in Maine resident for first time this year
The resident became ill with severe symptoms in late August and remains hospitalized, the Maine CDC said Tuesday.
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Who will be able to get a COVID-19 vaccine in Maine this year?
Here’s what you should know and what is still unknown as the flu season approaches.
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Confusion looms over COVID-19 vaccine access in Maine
Maine is joining a coalition of northeastern states to try to preserve vaccine availability, but many unknowns remain.
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ACA premiums to rise an average of nearly 24% in Maine
Some Affordable Care Act enrollees could see premiums jump even higher if Congress doesn’t extend subsidies set to expire at the end of 2025.
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Dempsey Center moving to nearby cancer center in Lewiston
Though it will operate out of the same building as Central Maine Healthcare’s Cancer Care Center, it will remain independent of the center, continuing to provide services to anyone, authorities say.
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Northern Light Health announces it will cut 3% of its workforce
The second-largest health care system in Maine has suffered from financial difficulties during the past few years.
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Children with MaineCare waiting several months or longer for dental surgery
Dentists say delays in treating children on MaineCare stem from low reimbursement rates for general anesthesia.
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Tuberculosis cases increase in Maine and nation
The state reported 28 cases through the end of July, but there are no current outbreaks, according to the Maine CDC.