Health care
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PublishedOctober 26, 2021
FDA advisers back Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5-11
The panel votes that the benefits outweigh any potential risks.
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PublishedOctober 26, 2021
State outlines steps to improve its child protection system
The Department of Health and Human Services says it is responding to the recommendations of Casey Family Programs, a national nonprofit that reviewed practices after a series of children's deaths this summer.
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PublishedOctober 26, 2021
Election ‘distracted’ Trump team from pandemic response, former official Birx tells Congress
More than 130,000 American lives could have been saved with swifter action and better coordinated public health messages after the virus' first wave, Deborah Birx told lawmakers.
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PublishedOctober 26, 2021
About 1,500 patients waiting for elective surgeries in Portland as COVID cases strain hospitals
Leaders of Maine's largest hospital system plead with the public to get vaccinated as hospitals and intensive care units fill with COVID-19 patients.
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PublishedOctober 25, 2021
Moderna says its low-dose COVID shot works for kids 6 to 11
Moderna hasn't yet gotten the nod to offer its vaccine to teens but is studying lower doses in younger children while it waits.
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PublishedOctober 24, 2021
Hospitalizations from COVID-19 remain high in Maine
Number of people at hospitals with the virus Sunday hits 201, including 71 in critical care.
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PublishedOctober 24, 2021
Diagnosis burnout: Acute staffing shortages weigh on Maine nurses who stay on the job
Many employed at assisted-living and long-term care facilities point to relentless stress, and the toll it takes on those who need their care.
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PublishedOctober 24, 2021
Q and A: Can I get a booster shot now? And which one should I get?
Although boosters have now been approved for all three COVID-19 vaccines in circulation, there is still the potential for confusion.
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PublishedOctober 22, 2021
FDA review appears to pave the way for Pfizer’s COVID vaccine for children as young as 5
The first independent evaluation of the company's data arrives before a pivotal meeting next week at which outside experts are scheduled to decide whether the vaccine should be authorized.
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PublishedOctober 22, 2021
Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine more than 90% effective in kids
The shots could begin in early November – with the first children in line fully protected by Christmas – if regulators give the go-ahead.
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