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Maine’s hospitalized COVID-19 patients are trending younger
Mainers ranging in age from their 20s to their 50s are going to ERs with symptoms that are severe enough to require hospitalization.
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Europe has surpassed 1 million COVID-19 deaths
That comes as the region sees about 1.6 million new cases each week.
Homeless Americans finally getting a chance at COVID-19 shot
With eligibility opening widely, homeless service providers are mobilizing to get vaccine to shelters and encampments.
Orono mosque holds vaccine clinic at start of Ramadan, Muslims’ holiest month
Muslims, like Jews and Christians, again will spend their holiest time of the year in a pandemic, with gathering limits and social distancing in place.
New COVID infections among young Mainers are driving college kids to get the shot
Several students said vaccine skepticism is not unheard of at the university but is far less common than among the general population.
Small Maine towns take brunt of recent rise in COVID-19 cases
Maine’s recent rise in COVID-19 cases is challenging assumptions about how the virus spreads.
Vaccine hesitancy down in US, but 1 in 7 are still reluctant
That segment is younger and less educated than average, according to a tracker released Wednesday by the U.S. Census Bureau that uses Household Pulse Survey data.
J&J vaccine to remain in limbo while officials seek evidence
Health advisers told the government Wednesday that they need more evidence to decide if a handful of unusual blood clots were linked to the shot — and if so, how big the potential risk really is.
UMaine cheer team overcomes pandemic obstacles to win virtual national championship
The University of Maine cheer team began workouts last September unsure if it would complete its season as COVID-19 circulated around the Orono campus, the community and the rest of the world.
Broader vaccine eligibility may exacerbate racial inequities
Black and Hispanic individuals are getting shots at a lower rate than white Americans, and polling indicates this is due more to challenges in getting the vaccine than a vaccine hesitancy problem.
Bates College lifts quarantine as COVID-19 cases subside
The number of positive coronavirus cases on campus has declined into the single digits.
4 more Mainers die and another 547 coronavirus cases are reported across the state
That brings the total number of coronavirus cases reported in Maine to 55,374 and the death toll to 757.
Joe Biden says J&J pause shows government puts safety 1st
He declared that the U.S. still has enough vaccine doses for every American.
Maine looks to allay concerns around COVID-19 vaccines after Johnson & Johnson pause
After months of waiting to get a coronavirus vaccine, Roger Knight was dismayed to wake up on Tuesday and learn the shot he got the day before was no longer being offered.
What’s known about COVID vaccines and rare clots
The most widely used COVID-19 vaccines in the U.S. — from Pfizer and Moderna — are made with a completely different technology, and the FDA said there is no sign of a similar clot concern with those vaccines.
Parents are dealing with unprecedented challenges during the pandemic. Here’s what can help.
While life as a parent is often busy, it’s taken on a whole new sense during the pandemic.
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