The head of the federal agency says that well over 90% of people in U.S. hospitals with the coronavirus are unvaccinated.
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Members of Maine’s congressional delegation react to president’s sweeping vaccination mandate
Though their views are mixed, they agree on one thing: Americans should get vaccinated against COVID-19.
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Biden issues sweeping new vaccine mandates affecting 100 million Americans
Telling the unvaccinated ‘your refusal has cost all of us,’ the president lays out plans to mandate vaccines for federal workers, require vaccinations or weekly tests for employees at companies with 100 or more workers, and lay the groundwork for booster shots.
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Group sues Maine DHHS to block vaccine mandate for health care workers
Plaintiffs in the second of 2 lawsuits claim the DHHS is violating health care workers’ constitutional rights and failed to follow proper procedures when adopting the requirement.
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MaineHealth network postponing some elective procedures to make room for COVID-19 surge
With Maine’s case counts now the worst in New England, there is ‘no end in sight’ to when hospitals can resume normal operations, a hospital executive says.
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U.S. reaches 75% of adults with at least 1 vaccine dose
The U.S. hit 70% of adults with at least one dose in early August, four weeks after Biden’s July 4 target for the achievement.
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COVID-19 boosters are coming but who will get them – and when?
There’s still important science to be worked out about who really needs them and when.
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Study of J&J vaccine shows COVID infections cut in half among health workers
The vast majority of the breakthrough infections were mild.
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Many health care providers are exempt from Maine’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate
Not covered by the mandate are private physician practices, urgent care clinics and other health care providers not affiliated with a hospital or other facility specified in the emergency rule.
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Health officials warn booster shots may initially be for Pfizer recipients only
The FDA has only partial data on Moderna and Johnson & Johnson boosters.