Patients with health insurance who paid for their vaccines should seek reimbursement.
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Cumberland County Jail dealing with COVID-19 outbreak
At total of 17 inmates housed at the Portland facility have tested positive for the virus.
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Free at-home COVID tests will again be available by mail
Orders can be placed at COVIDTests.gov starting Sept. 25, and the no-cost tests will be delivered for free by the United States Postal Service.
Posted inOpinion, Perspective
What you need to know about the new coronavirus vaccine shots
The new coronavirus shots are designed to provide improved protection against omicron subvariants now in circulation
Posted inOpinion, Perspective
How evasive and transmissible is the newest omicron offshoot, BA.2.86, that causes COVID-19?
Researchers still don’t know how well BA.2.86 will evade immunity or whether it will cause more severe disease than its predecessors.
Posted inOpinion, Perspective
New Pirola Covid variant shows value of booster shots
A new variety of the coronavirus isn’t as dangerous as previously feared. What’s more, the fall jab should provide good protection.
Posted inOpinion, Perspective
Covid is here to stay. How will we know when it stops being special?
For some people, covid will always be high risk. Others wonder when — or if — we can stop treating the coronavirus differently from other common viruses.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Health, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Lewiston hospitals take steps to stem COVID-19 resurgence
Local hospital staff urge people to get vaccinated against COVID-19 to help reduce its spread this fall and winter.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
COVID-19 infection figures are lower than a year ago
The statewide daily average of people diagnosed with COVID-19 visiting an emergency department spiked near or at 2% in late August but is trending downward, according to Center for Disease Control and Prevention data. This time last year, daily averages exceeded 3%. There was a significant increase in the number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 […]
Posted inHealth, Maine
New COVID-19 vaccines arrive in Maine, but supplies will grow next week
The vaccine is recommended for everyone ages 6 months and older and some pharmacies are offering limited appointments for the shots.