Nationwide, only about 14% of the population that is younger than 18 has had even a first dose of coronavirus vaccine, according to data from Mayo Clinic.
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 expanding opioid treatment during wave of overdose deaths
Gov. Janet Mills says at Maine’s third Opioid Response Summit that isolation caused by the pandemic and resulting mental health challenges contributed to more substance use.
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Lawmakers commission probe of Maine’s child protective services
The deaths of several Maine children are a ‘call to action,’ said the state’s director of the Office of Child and Family Services.
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Maine reports 65 new cases of COVID-19 over 3 days
The state announced the opening of a new vaccination clinic at the Portland International Jetport, as it strives to add more people to the list of those protected against the virus.
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Lawmaker cites ‘appalling’ death of 3-year-old in call for probe of Maine’s child welfare system
The Legislature’s Government Oversight Committee will meet Wednesday with state officials in child protective services.
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Maine reports 9 new cases of COVID-19, 1 more death
Fifty-nine percent of Maine residents are fully vaccinated, the third-best rate in the nation.
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Maine reports 36 new cases of COVID-19
There were no additional deaths, and the seven-day average of new cases continues to decline.
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Maine reports its lowest COVID-19 test positivity rate on record
The rate is a key indicator of how widely the virus is circulating in the community.
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Maine health care advocates cheer legislative victories
But their satisfaction at securing new MaineCare dental benefits, an insulin safety net and higher pay for direct care workers is tempered by failures to ban flavored tobacco and rein in drug prices.
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Maine reports 19 new cases of COVID-19
There were no additional deaths, and the vaccination rate has inched up to 58.8 percent of Maine’s population.