The Maine CDC now recommends children ages 6 – 23 months and all adults be vaccinated, which is contrary to federal guidelines.
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Gov. Mills authorizes Maine health care providers to administer this year’s COVID-19 vaccine
The order recommending vaccines for most Mainers 6 months and older comes on the heels of similar moves in other New England states that are looking to sidestep the federal government’s restrictions on who can get vaccinated.
Eastern equine encephalitis virus detected in Maine resident for first time this year
The resident became ill with severe symptoms in late August and remains hospitalized, the Maine CDC said Tuesday.
In Waterville and China, a happy break from browntail moths | Column
It’s awfully nice to be able to hang clothes outdoors again since the browntail moth scourge has seemingly paused, Amy Calder writes.
Who will be able to get a COVID-19 vaccine in Maine this year?
Here’s what you should know and what is still unknown as the flu season approaches.
Confusion looms over COVID-19 vaccine access in Maine
Maine is joining a coalition of northeastern states to try to preserve vaccine availability, but many unknowns remain.
ACA premiums to rise an average of nearly 24% in Maine
Some Affordable Care Act enrollees could see premiums jump even higher if Congress doesn’t extend subsidies set to expire at the end of 2025.
Northern Light Health announces it will cut 3% of its workforce
The second-largest health care system in Maine has suffered from financial difficulties during the past few years.
2 primary care centers set to shutter in central Maine
The Manchester Care Center and Aurora Healthcare in Fairfield are both set to close later this year.
Children with MaineCare waiting several months or longer for dental surgery
Dentists say delays in treating children on MaineCare stem from low reimbursement rates for general anesthesia.