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Nirav Shah

Published
April 15, 2021

Maine CDC Director Dr. Nirav Shah to deliver UNE commencement address

Maine's top public health official is scheduled to address University of New England graduates at the school's 186th commencement exercises on May 15-16.
Published
April 8, 2021

Bates extends lockdown two more days to stop COVID-19 spread

Students will have been kept mostly in their rooms for at least 12 days. to fight against 'relatively large outbreak.'
Published
February 18, 2021

As COVID-19 vaccinations rise, new cases decline in Maine, but connection unclear

Dr. Nirav Shah of the Maine CDC says 'one hypothesis' is that vaccines and immunity acquired through exposure to the disease are combining to suppress the virus.
Published
February 14, 2021

How Maine weathered the second surge – and what lies ahead

Maine dodged the worst of COVID-19 last spring and summer, but the virus got the upper hand as the seasons changed. Now the race is on to vaccinate our way clear of mutant strains.
Published
February 11, 2021

COVID-19 hospitalizations in Maine hit lowest levels since November

Patient counts continued to fall or remain flat at most of Maine’s hospitals as the U.S. experiences a modest reprieve from the virus’s onslaught.

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Published
February 4, 2021

Maine aims to begin vaccinating 65- to 69-year-olds for COVID-19 in early March

Gov. Janet Mills says the state expects to have two-thirds of Mainers age 70 and older vaccinated by the first week of March.
Published
February 2, 2021

Threat of COVID-19 variants adds urgency to vaccination campaign

Health experts say it's inevitable that variants will arrive in Maine, and double masking is a good way to reduce the risk of transmitting the more infectious forms.
Published
January 29, 2021

As Walgreens lags in vaccinations, Maine shifts doses to independent pharmacies

For the third week in a row, the Maine CDC gave independent pharmacies thousands of doses while Walgreens and CVS, national chains with a federal contract, weren't allocated any.
Published
January 28, 2021

Lewiston hospitals see record levels of virus inpatients, while numbers stay flat or fall elsewhere

There's no clear explanation for the shifting geography of hospitalizations, the Maine CDC says.
Published
January 28, 2021

Mills rolls back early closing time for businesses as COVID-19 infection rates decline

The change in requirements for businesses comes as Maine sees improving health metrics, including a decrease in the positivity rate and new case rate.