Success in a mass-inoculation effort to achieve herd immunity depends on communicating its efficacy and overcoming ‘vaccine hesitancy.’
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Maine hospitals’ COVID-19 patient counts remain low for another week
Well into the summer tourist season, the numbers of inpatients with the disease remain near the all-time low.
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Marshwood Center in Lewiston reports a fourth COVID-19 death and 34 cases
Another employee has also tested positive at Central Maine Medical Center.
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Fauci to tell House panel ‘unclear’ how long pandemic lasts
Dr. Anthony Fauci is returning to Capitol Hill and plans to testify there’s no end in sight to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Scientists get closer to blood test for Alzheimer’s disease
It’s usually diagnosed through memory tests, but it’s often imprecise and the more reliable methods are invasive and expensive.
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Three in 4 Americans back requiring wearing masks, poll finds
The survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research also finds that about two-thirds of Americans disapprove of how President Donald Trump is handling the outbreak.
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As Trump criticizes his own health officials, White House virus task force member says ‘none of us lie’
The comment came after Trump shared a Twitter post from a former game show host who, without evidence, accused government medical experts at the CDC of lying.
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Federal judge rules women can get abortion pill without doctor visits
The judge said suspending the requirements aligns with public health guidance to eliminate unnecessary travel and in-person contact.
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Florida’s curve no longer flat amid new surge of virus cases
On Thursday, officials reported 120 deaths in one day, the highest number since the previous record of 113 in early May.
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WHO acknowledges indoor airborne spread of coronavirus possible
The World Health Organization is acknowledging the possibility that COVID-19 might be spread in the air under certain conditions