Unlike adult doses, which are widely available now, states have experienced delays in receiving pediatric COVID-19 vaccines.
Joe Lawlor
Staff Writer
Joe Lawlor writes about health and human services for the Press Herald. A 24-year newspaper veteran, Lawlor has worked in Ohio, Michigan and Virginia before relocating to Maine in 2013 to join the Press Herald. He is still considered “from away” but since then, he has learned what a “dooryard” is, eaten “whoopie pies” drank Moxie and boiled some “lobstahs.” The stories he enjoys most are when he learns something and meeting inspiring people.
He lives in South Portland - aka “SoPo” - with his wife, Melanie, and two school-age children.
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Maine House speaker backs bill that could reduce wait times for dental surgeries
The bill would improve reimbursement rates for general anesthesia, cutting monthslong wait times for dental procedures.
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Northern Light, Anthem agree to keep negotiating
Gov. Janet Mills said in a statement Wednesday that she got involved to help resolve the impasse.
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Northern Light, Anthem contract talks stall ahead of midnight deadline
Northern Light Health physicians and medical providers will be out of network for patients with Anthem plans starting Wednesday, and it is unclear when negotiations on a new contract will resume.
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Northern Light Health to close Waterville walk-in clinic
The clinic will close about 6 months after the health system shuttered Inland Hospital.
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COVID-19 vaccine rollout creates confusion for Maine patients, but shots are now more available
Supplies of the pediatric COVID-19 vaccines remain limited.
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‘Mothers are being blamed again’: Experts, families in Maine criticize Trump linking autism to Tylenol
Experts criticized the move, saying acetaminophen is considered safe to use during pregnancy.
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MaineHealth launches membership-based primary care model
The new system is based on monthly fees and aims to improve access to health care providers.
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Mills administration to apply for new federal rural health funding
The $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Fund is designed to partially offset upcoming cuts to Medicaid that were passed as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill.
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Former Social Security chief gives new reasons for brief cancellation of Maine birth registry contracts
Leland Dudek, the former acting SSA commissioner, told ProPublica that he intentionally undermined his own order to have the contracts rescinded.