By not relaxing the requirement for masks for vaccinated people, the state is at odds with new federal guidance.
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Waldo County hospital offering COVID-19 vaccination clinic for students at Thorndike schools
The announcement of the clinic at the Mount View Schools complex comes as the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine gains approval for people age 12-15.
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CDC advisers endorse Pfizer COVID shot for children 12 and older
The Food and Drug Administration this week authorized emergency use of the 2-shot vaccine made by Pfizer and its German partner, BioNTech, and the CDC is expected to accept its advisers’ recommendation.
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AIDS virus used in gene therapy to fix ‘bubble baby’ disease
Severe combined immunodeficiency syndrome, or SCID, keeps the bone marrow from making healthy versions of the blood cells that form the immune system.
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Mexico says Russia’s Sputnik V shortages mean limited 2nd doses
Mexico has received only 1.9 million doses out of a total of 24 million.
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Medicare will require nursing homes to report COVID vaccinations
Officials hope the move will be an incentive for facilities to keep giving shots even as the worst ravages of the pandemic ease.
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Biden: 1 million have already signed up for health care during special enrollment
Biden reopened the HealthCare.gov insurance markets in February for a special six-month sign-up opportunity that will go through Aug. 15.
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Vaccine shuffle all across Maine sends doses where they’re needed
In ‘a big chess game’ behind the scenes, health care providers and state epidemiologists are constantly moving thousands of doses from clinic to clinic, so the COVID-19 vaccine supply meets demand.
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Pfizer’s vaccine approved for children 12 and older
Shots could begin as soon as a federal vaccine advisory committee issues recommendations for using the 2-dose vaccine in 12- to 15-year-olds, expected Wednesday.
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Biden administration revives anti-bias protections in health care for transgender people
Federal health officials say discrimination based on sex includes gender identity and sexual orientation.