Here’s the latest information on seeking an appointment for a COVID-19 vaccination.
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Posted inHealth, Kennebec Journal, Maine
Community vaccination clinic at Augusta Civic Center to open Wednesday
Kennebec County Emergency Management Director Sean Goodwin said the clinic was set up Friday and final checks were being done Tuesday as the civic center clinic would begin offering vaccinations to people age 70 and older.
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Posted inHealth
COVID-19 vaccine wait continues for more than 100,000 Maine seniors
Of Maine’s 193,000 eligible older residents, about 80,500 have gotten the COVID-19 shot.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
COVID-19 shots might be tweaked if variants get worse
Most of the vaccines are made with flexible technology, but deciding when and how to modify can’t easily be answered.
Posted inHealth
Lack of COVID-19 data on people with intellectual disabilities ‘comes with a body count’
Peter Prater’s family wasn’t thinking about COVID-19 when the call came that he had been taken to the hospital with a fever. It was April, and the Tallahassee Developmental Center, where Prater lives, hadn’t yet had any COVID-19 diagnoses. Prater, 55, who has Down syndrome and diabetes, became the Florida center’s first known case, his […]
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
Guinea confirms 3 dead from Ebola, first cases since 2016
Health experts say it could be a major setback for the impoverished nation, already battling COVID-19 and still recovering from the previous Ebola outbreak.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Nation & World
‘Obamacare’ sign-ups reopen as Democrats push for more aid
Application are being accepted until May 15, a period about twice as long as annual open enrollment.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
Average new U.S. virus cases below 100,000 for 1st time in months
The last time it was this low was Nov. 4.
Posted inHealth
How Maine weathered the second surge – and what lies ahead
Maine dodged the worst of COVID-19 last spring and summer, but the virus got the upper hand as the seasons changed. Now the race is on to vaccinate our way clear of mutant strains.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, Schools and Education
Strong evidence in-person schooling can be done safely, U.S. CDC says in new guidance
The president has been caught between competing interests as he works to get students in the classroom without spurning the powerful teachers unions that helped get him elected.