Pfizer argues that immunity against milder infection wanes somewhere around six to eight months after the second dose.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
MaineGeneral Health working on contingency plan for staffing as deadline approaches for Mills’ vaccination mandate
As of Tuesday, about 81% of the hospital’s employees met the COVID-19 vaccination mandate Gov. Janet Mills has set for health care workers.
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Posted inSports
Maine Marathon still on for Oct. 3
Despite the recent cancellations of other marathons in the state, race officials say the Maine Marathon has put together a strong medical team to ensure that it can be held safely.
Posted inColumns, Kennebec Journal, Liz Soares, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Liz Soares: Making contact
I am gratified so many people are reacting to the months of social isolation by connecting with others, writes Liz Soares.
Posted inMaine, News
Two Maine Senate leaders test positive for COVID-19
As the delta variant continues to surge in Maine, Senate President Troy Jackson and Eloise Vitelli, D-Arrowsic, the Senate majority leader, are the latest public officials to announce positive tests for the virus.
Posted inHealth, Maine
Record number of COVID patients on ventilators as state can’t keep up with new cases
The number of people breathing with assistance from ventilators reached a pandemic high of 42 on Wednesday and the backlog of positive test results continues to grow.
Posted inNation & World, Uncategorized
Nicki Minaj under fire for tweeting COVID vaccine misinformation
She linked the vaccine to swollen testicles and impotence, despite the lack of scientific evidence.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Officials preparing to close on $85 million bond to begin construction at former Madison mill
Belfast-based GO Lab plans to produce three types of wood fiber insulation and create 120 jobs when its manufacturing operation is up and running.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Madison schools abruptly go remote amid COVID-19 outbreaks in Somerset County
Madison-based Maine School Administrative District 59, which was not requiring its students or staff to wear masks inside school buildings, is now offering remote learning to its 560 students.
Posted inNation & World, Uncategorized
COVID-19 cases climbing, wiping out months of progress
While one-time hot spots like Florida and Louisiana are improving, infection rates are soaring in Kentucky, Georgia and Tennessee, fueled by children now back in school, loose mask restrictions and low vaccination levels.