Health care
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PublishedNovember 19, 2021
U.S. opens COVID boosters to all adults, urges them for those 50 and older
Under the new rules, anyone 18 or older can choose either a Pfizer or Moderna booster six months after their last dose. Maine expanded booster shot eligibility on Wednesday.
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PublishedNovember 18, 2021
More than 8,000 Mainers have gotten health insurance through the state’s new marketplace
During the first 2 weeks of enrollment, a total of 8,278 Mainers signed up for health insurance coverage through Maine's new marketplace.
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PublishedNovember 18, 2021
Scientist who advocated probing lab-leak theory of COVID-19 origin says evidence points to Wuhan market
Michael Worobey said the locations and occupations of the first known patients point to a market origin, with the virus radiating outward into the city of 11 million.
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PublishedNovember 18, 2021
Maine seeing record surges of hospital patients in counties with low vaccination rates
Hospitals that serve Androscoggin, Franklin, Somerset and Oxford counties are seeing the biggest spikes in COVID-19 patients.
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PublishedNovember 17, 2021
Mills opens eligibility for COVID vaccine boosters to all adults amid record cases and hospitalizations
The governor's announcement comes on the same day Maine reported a single-day record 1,042 new cases of COVID-19.
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PublishedNovember 16, 2021
Boosters for all adults in U.S. closer, with panel meeting set
Some cities and states already allow all adults to get boosters of Pfizer's vaccine, but it is not yet official U.S. policy.
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PublishedNovember 16, 2021
States circumvent federal regulations to offer booster shots to all adults
The state-level expansion of booster eligibility comes as top-level Biden administration officials push federal regulators to open access to all adults.
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PublishedNovember 16, 2021
Pfizer asks U.S. regulators to approve promising anti-COVID-19 pill
It is one of a handful of pills that have recently been shown to significantly cut hospitalizations and deaths among people infected with COVID-19.
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PublishedNovember 16, 2021
Maine’s COVID-19 surge intensifies as cases, deaths and hospitalizations mount
Transmission of the virus appears to be speeding up in Maine heading into Thanksgiving week, when many will gather indoors.
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PublishedNovember 15, 2021
Maine sets another record for number of COVID-19 hospital patients
As of Monday, 261 COVID patients were in Maine hospitals, including 72 in critical care.
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