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Monday, Sept. 27, 2021: High school football participation, Bush’s legacy, Enough with the excuses
Letters to the editor for Monday, Sept. 27, 2021.
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US booster shots start, even as millions remain unprotected
For now, the booster campaign only applies to people originally vaccinated with shots made by Pfizer and its partner BioNTech.
Amid delta surge, New Brunswick will declare state of emergency tonight
New Brunswick should never have lifted COVID-19 public safety measures, one of the province’s top infectious disease specialists said in a news conference Friday.
A daily pill to treat COVID could be just months away, scientists say
Antivirals are already essential treatments for other viral infections, including hepatitis C and HIV.
714 more coronavirus cases have been reported across Maine
No new deaths were reported Friday, leaving the statewide death toll at 1,009.
What to know about getting the flu shot if you get a COVID-19 booster
The 2021 flu season is hitting us at the same time that millions of Americans are considering a COVID-19 booster vaccination.
CDC panel backs Pfizer booster dose for people 65 and older
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practice recommendations came one day after the Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency authorization for people 65 and older, as well as those whose jobs put them at risk of infection.
Patient count drops at EMMC after record hospitalizations last weekend
The record of 59 COVID-19 patients at the Bangor hospital on Saturday eclipsed a previous record of 58 from two days earlier. As of Thursday, EMMC had 47 patients hospitalized with COVID-19.
Are your face masks still effective as COVID lingers? It depends on what kind you own
More than a year and a half after the pandemic began, what more have scientists learned about masks’ ability to curb coronavirus’ spread?
CDC advisers working on details of booster shot distribution
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisers were set to vote Thursday on how many of the roughly 26 million Americans who had their last Pfizer shot at least six months ago should go ahead and get that third dose.
Bangor football game rescheduled for Saturday so 21 quarantined players can return
The players will come off quarantine on Saturday morning, allowing them to play on Saturday night.
Brewer Community School will go remote for a week due to COVID cases
It was not immediately clear whether the cases were among students or staff or both, or how many cases had been detected.
Children face racial disparities as COVID-19 infections rise
Infection rates were highest for American Indian/Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander children and Hispanic children.
Bangor schools have to decide how to implement staff vaccine mandate
Employers who refuse to enforce the rule could face fines of up to $14,000 per violation.
As we enter cold and flu season, here’s how to tell if you have COVID or a cold
When we come down with sore throats and runny noses, how do we tell if it’s COVID-19 or something else?
2 more Mainers have died and another 716 coronavirus cases reported across the state
That brings the total number of coronavirus cases reported across Maine to 85,872 and the death toll to 1,009.
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