The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has yet to weigh in on who it believes should get boosters and when.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Most central Maine school districts lag state average for vaccinated staff members
Statewide, 75.6% of school staff members are fully vaccinated, meaning they have received two shots of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine or the one-dose vaccine from Johnson & Johnson.
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Posted inLocal & State, News
Demand for COVID tests rises as state reports another 652 cases, 3 deaths
The pace of new infections is straining the Maine CDC’s ability to review new cases, leading to a backlog that is likely to translate into sustained high numbers in the coming days.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News
FDA strikes cautious tone before vaccine booster meeting
Pfizer argues that immunity against milder infection wanes somewhere around six to eight months after the second dose.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Skowhegan-area automobile dealerships host free COVID-19 vaccination clinic
The Hight Family of Dealerships has teamed up with Redington-Fairview General Hospital to provide a free COVID-19 vaccination clinic Friday as part of the effort to vaccinate more Somerset County residents.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News
FDA official hopeful younger kids can get shots this year
With schools reopening and the delta variant causing more infections among children, many parents are anxiously wondering when vaccinations will be available for those under 12.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Large central Maine employers largely muted in wake of federal vaccine rule
Few businesses responded Friday when asked how they plan to comply with President Biden’s vaccine mandate that was announced a day earlier.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Maine hospitals treating record number of ICU patients as new COVID-19 cases climb
More than 90% of patients in intensive care are unvaccinated, say state officials, who have added staffing to handle a backlog of positive tests.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Skowhegan Fire Department could lose firefighters to vaccine mandate
The town’s fire chief told selectmen he anticipates losing some of his staff members to the recent COVID-19 vaccine mandate for all emergency personnel. The measure goes into effect Oct. 1.
Posted inBill Nemitz, Local & State, News, Op-Eds, Opinion
Bill Nemitz: COVID-19 is highly contagious. So is stupidity.
Last week’s rally in Augusta took the anti-COVID-19 vaccine movement to new lows.