The current case involves a COVID-19 vaccine requirement for health care workers in New York that doesn’t offer an exemption for religious reasons.
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Maine to expand dental coverage for nearly 220,000 adults
The new benefits will cover preventive care in addition to emergencies.
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FDA advisers recommend updating COVID booster shots for fall
They’re hoping to better match vaccines to more recent variants of the coronavirus.
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Instagram and Facebook remove posts offering abortion pills
Facebook and Instagram have begun promptly removing posts that offer abortion pills to women who may not be able to access them following a Supreme Court decision that stripped away constitutional protections for the procedure
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Maine reports slight drop in COVID-19 hospitalizations
The number of patients statewide has declined 30% over the past month but remains 4 times higher than a year ago.
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COVID-19 vaccines saved 20 million lives in 1st year, scientists say
Researchers used data from 185 countries to estimate the number of lives coronavirus vaccines saved worldwide.
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Walmart expands health services to address racial inequality in maternity care
Walmart is expanding health care coverage for employees who want to use a doula.
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Sens. Collins, Shaheen release bill targeting insulin prices
The move is the next step in advancing one of Democrats’ most popular provisions from a stalled reconciliation bill.
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Maine begins COVID-19 vaccinations of preschoolers
Some eager parents got appointments for their children to get shots on Tuesday as the state began the rollout of vaccines for children 6 months to 5 years old.
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Will Maine get another summer break from COVID? Don’t count on it.
The numbers of new cases and hospital patients with COVID have declined over the past 10 days, but remain well above the numbers for June 2020 and June 2021.